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How Tommy Tardie’s The Morning Dram Brings A Welcome Whiff of Whiskey to Your Coffee Cup Tommy Tardie is a spirits guy. But he’s the ideal person to elevate the emerging coffee trend of barrel aging green coffee because his relationship to spirits is an aesthetic one. 

57 UNIQUE GIFT IDEAS FOR FATHER'S DAY Is Dad a caffeine addict like the rest of us? If so, consider gifting him the Morning Dram Coffee Starter Kit, a line of barrel-aged coffee inspired by the commonality between fine spirits and quality coffee, where aficionados enjoy savoring the experience through each note and layer of their drink.

If your dad loves coffee as much as he does whiskey, this gift pack from The Morning Dram is worth checking out for a boozy Father’s Day gift idea. It was created by Tommy Tardie, who owns two of the best whiskey spots in NYC,

This was one of those pandemic discoveries — the product of boredom, desperation and this case, invention and skill.  “I am a big believer in doing something that you have a passion for. That is what makes a good business.”

Check out our favorite and exclusive gifts we’ll be gifting all the dads in our lives this year. The Morning Dram Starter Kit is a barrel aged coffee made by Tommy Tardie, owner of Fine & Rare and The Flatiron Room in NYC. It uses high-quality beans, freshly emptied barrels from excellent distilleries, and experienced coffee roasters.

Aged in empty barrels from distilleries, The Morning Dram provides coffees with a rich smooth finish. Their starter kit includes a bag of Bourbon Barrel, Rye Barrel and House Blend coffees, a stainless steel dripper, mug and handheld burr grinder, $99.

I was able to sample The Morning Dram coffee and can say this is a bold, flavorful coffee.  I am amazed by how much unique flavor the beans get from being barrel-aged!

“As much as I love spirits, coffee is something I love even more,” says Tommy Tardie. That’s quite a statement from the man who owns two world-famous whisky destinations in New York City.

The Morning Dram Barrel Aged Box Set Coffee beans for spirits fans from the owner of NYC’s The Flatiron Room, this set features four bags of specialty beans aged in freshly-emptied spirits barrels, including Scotch, rye, bourbon and American Single Malt. There’s no booze here, but nobody said you couldn’t add a little to your daily java habit. ($99)