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, …
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 – …
I recently happened upon St. George Spirits at Canard, one of my favorite craft cocktail bars. As I often do, I look at a bar’s gin selection and see if there’s any I haven’t tasted. In this case, I was excited to find out they actually had three gins from …
You know that saying “you can’t judge a book by it’s cover”? The Velvet Tango Room in Cleveland, Ohio, was a double whammy for me. I’ve been visiting Cleveland – well technically the suburbs of Cleveland – for 20+ years, visiting family. For years, the visits were focused around weddings, …
I first found Bobby’s Gin at Junipalooza 2016 in London. This was a fantastic festival where I got to sample gins from around 30 different distillers, pouring 3-4 of their gins apiece. I had heard some buzz about this gin prior to the festival, but there were so many gins to …