January
North Shore Gin No. 11 – Illinois (1.22.26)
North Shore Gin No. 11 is 90 proof but delicious both neat and in a G&T. I got a bottle at The Wine and Cheese Place. It’s a traditional gin but exceptionally balanced. I wouldn’t mind adding this to the collection someday but for now it’s 324 on the Master List.
Letherbee Autumnal 2018 – Illinois (1.23.26)
This is one of the most unusual gins I have tried in a while. It was on the very nice gin menu at Polite Society in Lafayette Square. Unfortunately they didn’t have enough left in the bottle for a martini so I tried it as a G&T. They harvested fresh garden sage and steeped it with the smoke from burned palo santo to create the core flavors for this spirit. It’s probably hard to find, but it’s 325 on the Master List.
February
Old Hollywood Ginn Summer Sequel – California (2.7.26)
I asked Sophorn to get me a bottle of Old Hollywood Ginn no. 015 while he was in California. He also bought a bottle of their Summer Sequel. We tried it at his son’s birthday party neat and on the rocks. It’s very floral with notes of wormwood and anise. I’d like to try it with tonic. Perhaps on another visit. It’s 326 on the Master List.
Radoune – Canada (2.10.26)
Best neat, earthy. It’s 120 of the collection and 327 on the Master List.
Arkosa – Canada (2.10.26)
Straight forward flavor. It’s 328 on the Master List.
Concord Culinary Lyceum 