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25th anniversary limited edition — local Cognac juniper aged in small juniper wood barrels. Intensely juniper-forward fr...
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Edward Forwood
April 3, 2026
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Best Wood-Aged Gin of the Year 2023 — Chicago's first distillery since Prohibition ages their 13-botanical organic gin i...
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March 28, 2026
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London's original gin since 1740 — the Booth family had ties to wine going back two centuries before that. Aged for appr...
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March 25, 2026
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A North Carolinan cask-aged gin from Southern Artisan Spirits — eleven botanicals rested in oak barrels, gaining vanilla...
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March 23, 2026
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Whisky barrel oak chips rather than full cask ageing — quick oak character from Argyll's island gin. Vanilla and caramel...
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March 21, 2026
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Fords Officers Reserve combines overproof strength at 54.5% ABV with barrel-aged complexity, creating a versatile cockta...
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Ash Carrington
March 4, 2026
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The Botanist rested for six months across a cuvée of sixteen American and European oak casks. The oak adds vanilla and b...
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February 28, 2026
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The second in Master of Malt's experimental cask series — Bathtub Gin rested for 19 months in ex-Banyuls casks from the ...
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February 27, 2026
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Manly Spirits' whisky barrel-aged expression is a smartly positioned gin at 45% ABV, bridging the gap between gin and wh...
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February 21, 2026
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The compound gin aged 3-6 months in octave casks — vanilla and toffee from the small barrels adding warmth to the cold-c...
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February 11, 2026
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Hand-toasted fallen Cornish oak soaked in local honey for two weeks, then steeped in gin for 12 weeks — juniper softened...
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February 10, 2026
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The barrel-aged expression of Griffo's America's Greatest London Dry — Scott Street Gin rested in their own whiskey barr...
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February 4, 2026
