The day was sunny and warm, an extension of summer into Fall. The large crowds were composed of couples and families. Due to good planning, the tents and seating areas and children’s activities centers accommodated them all. Live music played, grandmothers drank beer and everyone ate. This festive event was held in a meadow on a picturesque farm outside the town of Delhi. Part of the claim to fame of the town is the university, a part of SUNY. Also this burg is the seat of government for the county. The ‘Taste’ was to showcase all the Catskill Mountain made products. There was a plethora of cheeses, milks, yogurts, jewelry, food dishes to consume now, food to eat later, teas, coffee and hand-made articles of wood, stone and fabrics. What caught my attention were all the artisan distilleries represented. There were makers of gins of varying proofs with clever names, potato or sugar cane vodkas of maple and other flavors, elixirs from herbs, plants and berries and lastly a liquor of fermented honey. To me they all tasted like Virginia Hooch or moonshine. It was a clear indication of what happens when the winter is full on and everyone is house bound.