CT Craft Distillery

What’s in a name?

On February 4, 1919, the Connecticut State Senate, by a vote of 14 to 20, failed to ratify the 18th Amendment, making Connecticut the first – of only two - states to defeat Prohibition. The distillery chose the number "1420” as a nod to the revolutionary spirit embodied by this vote and to symbolize the rights of personal freedom for which the brand stands. The “SoNo” pays homage to the distillery’s home, South Norwalk CT, and its storied, prohibition past. 

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Prohibition Images: Library of Congress

1420 Leadership

  • Ted Dumbauld, founder

    Ted Dumbauld

    Founder/Co-CEO

    Mr. Dumbauld is responsible for overall leadership of the firm and for establishing and overseeing channel relationships. He has nearly three decades of entrepreneurial, operations, and management experience in a variety of industries.  He started his career as a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine officer and then spent 20+ years in the financial services industry, working for both large investment banks and smaller, entrepreneurial investment management firms. 

    He invested in and served as the CEO of Curaleaf LLC., one of four licensed producers of medical marijuana in the state of Connecticut.  Curaleaf was taken public in October 2019 and currently trades at a $4 billion market cap. Most recently he helped launch a vertically integrated medical cannabis operation in Baltimore, MD building revenues to a $65MM+ run-rate in 4 years.

    Mr. Dumbauld earned a B.S. of Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a M.S. Management – Finance from MIT.

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  • Scott Tuck

    Scott Tuck

    Co-CEO

    Mr. Tuck is a lead SoNo 1420 investor and former co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors, now advising the company across all revenue areas as Co-CEO. Mr. Tuck has over 38 years of entrepreneurial sales, marketing and business leadership experience and has collaborated with founder Ted Dumbauld on multiple business opportunities over the past 12 years.

    Mr. Tuck’s previous professional experience also includes President of Atlantic Asset Management, President of Pacific Corporate Group Private Equity, Chief Executive Officer of Montgomery Asset Management and Managing Director and a Founding Partner of Chancellor Capital Management. He began his career with the IBM Corporation in New York where he was President of IBM Sales Training. He won numerous sales awards marketing to Fortune 200 companies to include the prestigious IBM leadership award.

    Mr. Tuck received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He served 16 years in combat arms leadership assignments as an aviator on active duty and with the Rhode Island National Guard.

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  • Joe Sutton

    Joe Sutton

    Board Member

    Mr. Sutton is the CEO and founder of Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS). CAMS provides sustainable, value-added services for owners of infrastructure assets, (IPPs), manufacturers, and private equity firms throughout the world, He is responsible for the overall delivery of CAMS’ full suite of comprehensive services.

    Prior to founding CAMS, Mr. Sutton was the Vice Chairman of Enron Corp., which at the time was the largest international energy company in the world. He also served as CEO of Enron International and is credited with growing that business segment from $6 billion to $10 billion across 40 countries in less than six years.

    Before joining the private sector, Mr. Sutton served as a Colonel of the U.S. Army. In addition to his role with CAMS, he is the founder of Sutton Ventures Group and an active manager, operator, and investor in numerous sectors of the energy industry.

  • Jon Pageler

    Jon Pageler

    Board Member, Senior Advisor Business Strategy

    Mr. Pageler recently retired after a 20-year career from Diageo, the global leader in premium drinks across spirits and beer. He most recently served as EVP of Corporate Relations and in this role led the North American government relations, communications, public policy, perpetuation and sustainability efforts for Diageo's largest market, as well as overseeing Diageo’s regulatory team.

    Prior positions and responsibilities at Diageo included: setting Diageo’s public policy and alcohol in society agendas, sitting on the Executive Committees of the industry’s trade associations and the Boards of various not-for-profits. He also oversaw the formation of Diageo’s Influencer and Entertainment marketing group.

    Prior to Diageo, Mr. Pageler worked in strategic and crisis communications as well as electoral politics. He graduated from Carleton College with a degree in philosophy.

  • Scott Roth

    Scott Roth

    Board Member

    Mr. Roth is an active investor and board member in a variety of privately held companies spanning multiple industries.

    Previously, he was the Founding Partner of two hedge funds. Mr. Roth started his career in finance as a proprietary trader of equities and convertible bonds at Goldman Sachs.

    Mr. Roth served five years in the U.S. Navy, reaching the rank of Lieutenant. He was a nuclear trained engineering officer and served for three and a half years onboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), completing three six-month at sea deployments and a period in the shipyard supervising an overhaul of the ship’s nuclear power plant.

    Mr. Roth earned a B.S. of Chemistry from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

  • Einar Seadler

    Einar Seadler

    Board Member

    Mr. Seadler is a retired C-Suite executive with 30+ years experience leading companies and advising senior executives in Consumer, Retail and Business Process Outsourcing industries. As a senior executive, he led rapid growth companies in food and specialty retailing, grocery ecommerce and business process outsourcing from early stage to IPO and beyond. As an advisor with McKinsey and Accenture, he helped grow their businesses and improve Fortune 1000 CEOs and CxOs in consumer goods and retail companies grow and improve profitability.

    Mr. Seadler served on active duty in the Army for 11 years in various combat unit and staff positions including infantry, armor, armored cavalry, associate professor at the United States Military Academy and resource planner for the Army Chief of Staff. He is a graduate of the Army’s airborne and ranger schools.

    Mr. Seadler holds a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy and a Master of Science in Labor Economics from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations

1420 Team

We asked our staff to answer a few questions, read on to get to know us better.

  • Rob Brechter

    Rob Brechter

    Title: Territory Sales Manager

    Favorite 1420 Spirit: Whiskey

    Favorite sports team: NY Rangers

    Favorite cocktail: Whiskey Sour

    Favorite vacation spot: Woodstock, VT

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  • Stacy Gorman

    Stacy Gorman

    Title: On-Premise Specialist

    Favorite SoNo1420 spirit: Finished at Sea whiskey and Vo Vodka

    Favorite cocktail: Dirty martini

    Favorite podcast: Heavyweight

    Dog, cat or other: My 3 kitties, Cooper, Luna & Frankie

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  • Mike Pinto

    Mike Pinto

    Title: Territory Sales Manager

    Favorite 1420 Spirit: 1420 Hemped Rye

    Favorite cocktail: Dirty Martini

    Favorite sports team: New York Jets

    Dog, cat or other: My Goldendoodle, Sammy

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  • Ellyn Weitzman, Director of Event Marketing, Corporate Gifting and Partnerships

    Ellyn Weitzman

    Title: Director of Event Marketing, Corporate Gifting and Partnerships

    Favorite 1420 Spirit: I am a vodka drinker. Vo of course!

    I am obsessed with: my Goldendoodle~ Mookie my best buddy.

    Unfulfilled ambition: to be a singer

    First thing I do in the morning: I make my bed every morning. Sets the tone for a good day!

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  • Blake, bartender, SoNo1420

    Blake Poon

    Title: Professional Mischief Maker (lol), Mixologist

    Favorite 1420 Spirit: Bangtail Gin

    Favorite sports team: Chelsea F.C.

    Favorite vacation spot: My home, Trinidad

    Best advice to give: Man can live on bread and butter, but why not add a piece of ham.

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  • Eugenia Tiano

    Eugenia Tiano

    Title: Distillery Operations

    Favorite restaurant: Via Sforza Trattoria 

    Favorite workout: Beachbody 

    Early bird or night owl: Night Owl love that peaceful time alone when the house is quite & clean. 

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  • Marisol Gomez, Production Team, SoNo 1420

    Marisol Gomez

    Title: Production Manager

    Favorite 1420 Spirit: Vo Vodka is my favorite

    Favorite city in the world: Medellin

    Favorite place for inspiration: the mountains

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  • Viviana Echavarria

    Viviana Echavarria

    Title: Production Associate

    Favorite 1420 Spirit: Vo Vodka

    Favorite food: Colombian food

    Favorite place for inspiration: the beach

    Dog, cat or other: Dog

  • Walter Garcia

    Walter Garcia

    Title: Production Associate

    Favorite 1420 Spirit: 1420 Single Barrel

    Favorite food: Peruvian

    Favorite cocktail: SoNo Collins

    Favorite city in the world: Miami

  • Aidan Raslan

    Aidan Raslan

    Title: Production Asssociate

    Whiskey, Gin or Vodka: 1420 Single Barrel

    Favorite musician: Otis Redding

    My first job was: shoveling snow

    Dog, cat or other: Dog

  • Corina Tacco

    Corina Tacco

    Title: Bartender

    Favorite 1420 Spirit: Vo Vodka

    Guilty pleasure: watching reality TV shows

    Favorite music: electric dance music. I live for seeing artists perform live at local venues, in the City or at music festivals.

  • Calyx Garcia

    Calyx Garcia

    Title: Bartender

    Favorite 1420 Spirit: My fave whiskey is the Rye, I love a good old fashioned.

    Dog, cat, other:  I have a 2 yr old Aussiedoodle, her name is Rylee who is my world! 

    Favorite podcast: Morbid a True Crime Podcast, I can’t get enough of true crime I’m a sucker for it!

News 12 CT

Rebecca Surran visits SoNo 1420 - where award-winning whiskey is aged and embraces the area's nautical past and present. See our interview with SoNo 1420 founder Ted Dumbauld and Norm Bloom of Copps Island Oysters to learn about our Finished at Sea whiskey.

Made in America Podcast

Ted talks to Ari Santiago about the meaning behind SoNo 1420, the advantages the distillery has in the marketplace, and how we are thinking about ROI for the future. He explains the unique combination of milled oil seed and alcohol which makes our CT distillery stand out from the crowd.

Ted also discusses how he thinks about implementing lean practices and shares his appreciation towards CCAT and the manufacturing community overall!

Award-Winning Whiskeys

  • 1420 Full Proof Whiskey

    SFWSC Double Gold Medal Winner

  • 1420 Single Barrel

    SFWSC Gold Medal Winner

  • 1420 Special Reserve

    SFWSC Gold Medal Winner

  • Blaze Cinnamon Bourbon

    SFWSC Double Gold Medal/Best in Class Finalist

Double Gold Award-Winning Spirits

Double Gold. 

In the land of competitive spirits competitions, Double Gold is the penultimate prize. Each year over 4,000 spirits enter the iconic San Francisco World Spirits Competition (“SFWSC”) hoping to be ranked and recognized. SoNo 1420 is one of only a very few distilleries worldwide to have won Double Gold medals two years in a row!

"The Double Gold designation is awarded to the entries that receive a Gold medal rating by all members of the judging panel; these are among the finest products in the world.” - San Francisco World Spirits Competition

We couldn’t agree more!

Humblebrag moment…

We are incredibly grateful for all the kind words and love from local media outlets since we’ve opened our doors.