Jonathan WintersJun 19, 20225 minDistillery Visits: DenverA 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 WintersDec 11, 20205 minThe Granddaddy of Modern Gin: MalaccaTanqueray Malacca, the granddaddy of modern gin. If you were 18* before 1997 and you drank gin, you may have noticed a certain sameness...
Jonathan WintersNov 11, 20205 minTwo Centuries of TonicTonic 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 WintersOct 27, 20204 minThe Basics of BittersBitters, what exactly are bitters and why do they matter? Why do we use them in cocktails? Heck, those are some loaded questions right...
Jonathan WintersSep 18, 20203 minGin, Botanicals, and a job for the master distillerThe 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 WintersAug 15, 20204 minGin Making 101Making 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...