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Review: Dented Brick Craft Gin

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 16 May 2022 22:26:39 +0000

Dented Brick Craft Gin is made using a cold maceration process where the highest quality botanicals including juniper berries, coriander, fennel, citrus peel, and angelica roots are stepped in cold high-proof grain spirits made from 100% corn. The spirit is then re-distilled to clarify the genever, and brought to proof using pure artesian limestone filtered […]

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Review: Silo Gin

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 21:27:47 +0000

Silo Gin is crafted from barn to bottle in the barn distillery built by Peter Jillson and Anne Marie Delaney in Windsor Vermont in 2013. Erin Bell is Head Distiller. In recent years distillers have significantly increased the number of botanicals they use to produce their gin. Citadelle Gin uses 19. The Botanist Gin has […]

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Review: Sipsmith London Dry Gin

Jeff Ellingson — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 22:14:55 +0000

Sipsmith London Dry Gin was launched in 2009 by Sam Glasworthy, Fairfax Hall, and Jared Brown. When they opened their distillery it was the first traditional copper distillery to open in London since 1820. Sipsmith Gin is crafted from a wheat spirit base. Ten botanicals including Macedonian Juniper Berries, Bulgarian Coriander Seed, French Angelica Root, […]

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Review: Madam Pattirini Gin

Jeff Ellingson — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 19:46:49 +0000

Madam Pattirini Gin was launched in 2017. It is produced at Ogden’s Own Distillery in Ogden Utah. This distillery also produces Five Wives Vodka, Underground Herbal Spirit, Porters Fire Whiskey Liqueur, and Porters Peach, Apple, and Huckleberry Liqueurs. Madam Pattirini Gin is named after Brigham Morris Young the 35th child of Brigham Young, a.k.a.Madam Pattirini. […]

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Review: Fords Gin

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 00:19:28 +0000

Fords Gin is a collaboration between 8th generation Master Distiller Charles Maxwell and gin expert Simon Ford. It is one of several spirits created by Simon Ford and his 86 Co. Brand. It is the only one that bears his name. 86 Co. was acquired by Brown-Foreman the owner of several brands including Jack Daniels, […]

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Review: Linton Hill Strawberry Gin

Jeff Ellingson — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:38:23 +0000

With Valentines Day two days away I thought now was a good time to review one of the dozen or more pink gins on the market today. Most of these gins are strawberry flavored but I have seen pink colored raspberry, blackberry, pomegranate, pink grapefruit, and rhubarb flavored gins. Linton Hill Strawberry Gin is made […]

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Review: Roku Gin

Jeff Ellingson — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 19:02:48 +0000

Roku Gin was launched in Japan July 2017. It was later released in the US October 2018. Roku is produced in the “liquor atelier”, the craft distillery for Suntory Spirits and Liquor. In Japanese Roku translates to the number six. It is sold at 94 proof in Japan, and 86 proof outside Japan. Suntory starts with a 100% grain neutral […]

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Review: D George Benham’s Barrel Finished Gin

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 04:25:21 +0000

D George Benham’s Barrel Finished Gin was released September 2018. Master Distiller Jeff Duckhorn experimented aging their Sonoma Dry Gin in several different wine barrels including Pinot, Syrah, and Chardonnay until deciding to finish their gin in 5 year old Zinfandel wine barrels for at least three months. As a reminder Benham’s Sonoma Dry Gin is […]

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Review: Caorunn Gin

Jeff Ellingson — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:54:12 +0000

Caorunn Gin is crafted by Gin Master Simon Buley at the Balmenach Distillery. This distillery was one of the first to be licensed to make Scotch whiskey when it opened in 1824. It is made from neutral grain spirit vaporized in a 1920 era copper berry chamber. The botanicals are infused into the spirit. Five […]

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Review: Aviation American Gin

Jeff Ellingson — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 01:00:22 +0000

Aviation American Gin takes it’s name from the classic Aviation cocktail. The cocktail is made with gin, maraschino liqueur, and fresh lime juice. Aviation gin is probably best known as Ryan Reynolds gin. The Deadpool star husband of actress Blake Lively acquire the Aviation brand February 2018. Aviation Gin was created by co-founder Ryan Magarian a Seattle […]

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