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Jonathan Winters

Jun 19, 20225 min read

Distillery Visits: Denver

A little gin time in Colorado. I tend to visit Colorado at least once a year for a number of reasons: family, fly fishing, food, weird...

Jonathan Winters

Dec 11, 20205 min read

The Granddaddy of Modern Gin: Malacca

Tanqueray Malacca, the granddaddy of modern gin. If you were 18* before 1997 and you drank gin, you may have noticed a certain sameness...

Jonathan Winters

Nov 11, 20205 min read

Two Centuries of Tonic

Tonic water, that cold bubbly drink we pour out of small bottles or cans to mix with our gin, seems straightforward enough. To us it...

Jonathan Winters

Oct 27, 20204 min read

The Basics of Bitters

Bitters, what exactly are bitters and why do they matter? Why do we use them in cocktails? Heck, those are some loaded questions right...

Jonathan Winters

Sep 18, 20203 min read

Gin, Botanicals, and a job for the master distiller

The recipes of gin, and those who maintain them. Every gin has a recipe, and those recipes can include as few as 5-6 ingredients, or as...

Jonathan Winters

Aug 15, 20204 min read

Gin Making 101

Making gin is easy, making good gin is a bit harder. Making gin is pretty easy, perhaps that’s why so many distilleries do it, and...