2010 was the year in which I first heard about Nolet’s Reserve gin. I heard about this legendary Dutch gin, wrapped in a golden label, protecting a bottle of the rarest of botanicals and the most carefully crafted distillations the gin world had ever known. This gin possessed a sort of far off, mystical quality to its existence. Also, I heard of its price tag. 700 dollars?! I must admit that I was both intrigued and skeptical.
Last the night, the gintender attended the Beefeater Burrough’s Reserve (barrel finished gin) launch party. The event was hosted by Nick Van Tiel who is the ambassador for Beefeater and Plymouth (and an all around great guy.) The event was held at Farmers Fishers Bakers in Georgetown-which was a great venue for it. The most notable point is that Beefeater chose to launch their new Reserve first in Washington DC before distributing in other parts of the country–finally, DC’s bar scene is coming of age!
It is no secret I have a healthy obsession with gin. It is the canvas I like to build most of my drinks on. But right after my obsession with gin is my obsession with aperitif wines/vermouth. In my humble opinion it is the least understood and most underutilized cocktail ingredient in our current cocktail rebirth. It is one of two ingredients in a Martini and one of three ingredients in a Manhattan, yet the majority of Americans and even many professional cocktail makers know very little about it and do not place importance on it.
I have a confession to make. I am obsessed with liquor, and it’s not just a small obsession. It’s huge and not just with drinking it. Though, I do not deny that’s part of it. I’m obsessed with what I can do to make it different, well, better. So when presented with a recipe to make my own tonic at Church&State, I jumped on it.
Wisdom’s latest competition was recently covered in the Washington Post.
Wisdom is hosting its first cocktail competition of Diep 9 Genever for industry and non-industry folks! Why genever (Juh-nee-vur)? It is the precursor of Gin and has a flavor profile that has been described as a mix between gin, whiskey, and vodka. Before prohibition in 1920, Americans were drinking up to 7 times more genever […]
Our good friend Veronique Beittel of Diep 9 has a brand new book out all about Genever that we highly recommend. If you’re a true Genever lover (like we are) you’ll want to pick this one up as soon as possible. Genever: 500 Years of History in a Bottle Distilled from grain nurtured in the […]
The Wisdom Book Club will meet the last Sunday of each month. Stop by and enjoy a few cocktails while we discuss the book of the month! For April 7: The Alchemist, by Paulo Coehlo Description: “My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer,” the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up […]
Celebrate New Years in style at Church & State. Pre-purchase your New Years Eve tickets now which includes a decadent course of Five house-special cocktails. Choose between Clear Spirits (Silver) or Dark Spirits (Onyx) and forget about the stress of New Year’s Party planning! Featuring a Choice of Two Courses: The Onyx A Five Cocktail Course […]
Catoctin Creek & MC2 Confections Tasting
Catoctin Creek & MC2 Confections Tasting
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Catoctin Creek & MC2 Confections Tasting
Catoctin Creek & MC2 Confections Tasting
Catoctin Creek & MC2 Confections Tasting
Catoctin Creek & MC2 Confections Tasting
Catoctin Creek & MC2 Confections Tasting
Catoctin Creek & MC2 Confections Tasting
Catoctin Creek & MC2 Confections Tasting
Catoctin Creek & MC2 Confections Tasting
Catoctin Creek & MC2 Confections Tasting
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No3 Gin
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