which I purchased once upon a time on a whim at duty-free because I'd just read about it in a magazine recently and thought to myself, "Hey, I just read about that in a magazine recently." And so the obsession was born.
This led us eventually to places like the gin aisle at BevMo somewhere in California:
Dear LCBO -- this is what your stores should look like, seriously:
The delightful collection at my hotel room somewhere once upon a time, waiting for verrrrrrry careful packing:
And getting it all home in one piece -- wait, what's that Armagnac doing there, cleverly disguised?
Shortly afterwards, there was the discovery of Berkshire Mountain's Greylock and Ethereal:
And then some of my faves:
I think we're gonna need a bigger freezer ...
A couple lonely bottles all by themselves:
ASIDE: We eat well here at CG HQ -- roast Lac Brome duck with raspberry wine glaze:
Where were we? Ah, yes, a recent (and awesome) score from Pemberton Distillery in BC -- Schramm Organic Gin, with some absinthe and apple brandy thrown in for balance:
Some local Prince Edward County Loyalist gin:
Some recent discoveries from Few Spirits in Evanston, Illinois (Hi, Paul!):
with a few stragglers in the background including a recent discovery -- Journeyman Distillery's wonderful Bilberry Black Hearts Gin, and an equally incredible Uncle Val's Botanical.
And the most recent haul from a trip down south:
including the delightful sampler pack from St. George Spirits, and the astonishing Barr Hill honey gin from Caledonia Spirits in Vermont.
Have I missed anything?
And on my new wish list, a couple Austin distilleries. First, the superbly-named Genius Gin, both regular and navy strength:
and Treaty Oak Distillery, which has both a regular gin and (oh, frabjous day!) a barrel reserve:
Oh, and there's Roxor Artisan Gin, which I'd buy for the bottle alone:
An embarrassment of riches. More opining in the near future ...
Oh, wait, here's another Texas product, from Bone Spirits -- the "farm to bottle" Moody June American Dry Gin (and friends):
So many gins, so little time ...
