Tasting: Jensen’s Gin

Jensen’s Gin has been on my radar for quite some time, but I’ve recently been drinking it more frequently and truly appreciating what does – and maybe more what doesn’t – go into this balanced gin. Inspired by vintage gins- interestingly discovered while working in Japan – Christian Jensen aimed …

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Craft Cocktail Crawl – New Orleans

This post is all about New Orleans craft cocktails. Put your guide books down, because I’m about to lay out a map for you of six craft cocktail bars that we visited on a completely unintentional bar crawl. We had planned to go to Compere Lapin for a nice evening …

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Barrel Aged Gin: Tasting Smooth Ambler

I recently had an opportunity to try Smooth Ambler Barrel Aged Gin.  Smooth Ambler Spirits, from Greenbrier County, West Virginia, includes a portfolio of multiple spirits, including vodka, gin, whiskey, and bourbon. I haven’t been able to try Greenbrier Gin, the base of the barrel aged gin, but from reviews …

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Big Gin: History & Tasting

I had the pleasure of meeting Holly Robinson,  one half of the husband and wife team who created Big Gin (Captive Spirits Distilling) recently, and was thrilled to learn of this American-made London dry gin. Holly and her husband, Ben Capdevielle, have a long history in the restaurant and bar industry, …

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Barrel-Aged Gin: A Series

Barrel aged gin? What the heck, Ginerations? I thought you just told us that gin was clear and smelled of juniper and other lovely botanicals…now you’re telling me gin can be…brown?? And sweet, like a bourbon? You bet it can. Barrel aged gin is part of the new “loosey-goosey – …

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