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New Booze: Half Moon Orchard Gin
Tuthilltown Spirits, New York State’s first whiskey distiller since Prohibition and makers of Hudson brand whiskeys, announces the impending release of Half Moon Gin, named for the vessel upon which Henry Hudson explored the New York river that now bears his name.
Half Moon Gin breaks new ground by going beyond gin makers’ typical approach of flavoring neutral spirit with a blend of botanicals, to actually innovate in the base spirit itself. The distillers have created a new base of near neutral spirit from both Wheat and the Hudson Valley’s ubiquitous Apples.
The base spirit is created with Finger Lakes Wheat and Apple Neutral Spirit, produced at Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery. Visitors to the distillery in Gardiner, NY, 90 minutes north of Manhattan, will be the first to sample the initial Half Moon Gin variant release, the recipe called Orchard Gin, with its signature wheat-apple base, at the Tuthilltown Spirits tasting room and shop.
Following close behind will be a line of additional varieties for the gin lover to explore, each crafted by Tuthilltown with its own unique signature base of local grains and fruits, and complementary botanicals.The spirit is aimed at bartenders, inviting them to explore new cocktails without the overbearing emphasis on botanicals. The new gin will be released in New York this spring with a suggested retail price of $35.
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