Corsair Gin

Corsair's motto is "Innovate or Die," and its gin was one of the first things off the still. Childhood friends Darek Bell and Andrew Webber opened the distillery in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 2008 — because distilling wasn't yet legal in Tennessee — won a Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition for this gin within months, and in 2010 became Nashville's first legal craft distillery since Prohibition. The gin is vapor-infused: juniper and a warm, unusual bill of botanicals sit in a basket above the still while the spirit's vapor draws out their character, a method that keeps everything bright rather than stewed. Bottled at 44% ABV (88 proof), and rated 91 points by Tastings.com. The Gin Is In found it complex with a lot going on that isn't going on in other gins — a warm, herbal bouquet that's interesting and layered, though the reviewer honestly noted it didn't love citrus-sour drinks like a Tom Collins or Gimlet, where the herbal notes clashed with lemon. Flip that coin and it shines: Corsair's gin is built for stirred, spirit-forward cocktails — a Negroni, a Martinez, a Martini with an olive — where its herbal warmth has room to talk. Expect juniper wrapped in a spice-cabinet aromatic of coriander, orange, and something warm and faintly exotic, with a full texture and a long, spiced finish. From the distillery with 800-plus medals and a quinoa whiskey that made it onto Chopped. Tennessee gin, done differently.

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