Media Archive

Here are some of the older media and blogger pieces about us and our products.

The folks at Sloshed!, a great cocktail blog, wrote about and reviewed our gins Here's the article!

Luxist wrote about our Mole Poblano.
The guys at Proof 66, a fun website for liquor reviews & profiles, came to visit us recently.
The ADI Bloggers group interviewed us. (May 2009)
The folks at Urban Daddy wrote up a nice piece about our new limited release, Corpse Reviver (April 2009)
Jill Jaracz over at Drive-Thru wrote about regional distilleries at WhiskeyFest, and talked about us (Apr 3, 2009)
Edible Chicago wrote a great article about us, with some fantastic pictures (.pdf)
Karl Klockars at Chicagoist.com interviewed Sonja on his weekly podcast. Give it a listen!
Men's Journal wrote about Aquavit, including our Aquavit - Private Reserve
The folks at Brides.com recommended our Sirène Absinthe Verte as a unique, alternative beverage at your wedding (Dec 26, 2008)
   
Sheridan Road wrote about North Shore Distillery (.pdf)
Men's Book profiled North Shore Distillery and talked about our latest products (.pdf)
Chicago Drinks (part of the Chicago Reader ) writes about North Shore Distillery
September 2008 Chicago Scene wrote about great vodkas, including our own North Shore Vodka (.pdf)
Pioneer Press has a great article about our absinthe, as well as some reviews and tips on drinking absinthe (all .pdf files)
Chicago Magazine recommends trying Sirène Absinthe Verte this month
Kelly's Grape Times - although she mostly writes about wine, this writer talks about making infused syrups and using one in a cocktail with our Distiller's Gin No. 6
Blotto - This very fun "Journal of the North American Booze Council" talks about our Distiller's Gin No. 6
Luxist wrote about our 2008 limited release, Alphonso Mango No. 11, on this blog about new & cool stuff
190 North piece about Absinthe on ABC-7 in Chicago; original air date July 27, 2008, to be rebroadcast on August 2, 2008 (look for the piece called "Chicago's Absinthe Scene")
Crain's Chicago Business Online Video About Sirène Absinthe (loads in a player)
University of Illinois Chicago Alumni Magazine profiled Derek Kassebaum
Drive-Thru Chicago reviewed our reviews Sirène Absinthe Verte - from June 20, 2008
Narcissism, It's Not Just for Breakfast Anymore - on this fun blog, Aurea posted about her experiences with our recent absinthe seminar.
Consume with Desire blog - Sean Murphy wrote about comparing absinthes, including our Sirène Absinthe Verte (which the group loved)
Eyeliner Robot writes about absinthe on this Chicago-based blog, and a review of Sirène was posted on May 6, 2008
Business Week (Chicago edition) profiled North Shore Distillery (Mar 24 2008)

Time Out Chicago taste-tested a variety of Midwestern spirits, and our Distiller's Gin No. 6 and North Shore Vodka did very well in the competition (Feb 21 2008)

Ideal Bite recommended our Aquavit - Private Reserve (.pdf).
Red Eye Chicago recommends taking our Aquavit - Private Reserve along for a BYOB adventure at a local Scandinavian eatery (Jan 10 2008)
The Boozehound selected our Aquavit - Private Reserve as the spirit of the month for January 2008!
Time Out Chicago includes our Rhuginger No. 6 in the 100 best things they ate and drank this year
Chicago Tribune includes our Tahitian Vanilla Vodka in their top handcrafted holiday gift picks for foodies
The guys at Gin Reviews gave our Distiller's Gin No. 6 a great review
New York Times chief wine critic, Eric Asimov, talks about midwestern spirits (and likes ours)
Chicagoist wrote about our 2007 limited release, Rhuginger No. 6
The Boozehound posted a video tour & interview of North Shore Distillery
Playboy Magazine gives Distiller's Gin No. 6 an A+ (.pdf)
September 2007 The food editors at Chicago Magazine write The Dish blog - check out what they said about our 2007 limited release, Rhuginger No. 6 (look for "Lucky Six" heading)

On the Chicago Localvore blog, they wrote about Rhuginger No. 6

Hear on Earth radio program on Wisconsin Public Radio about vodka - Sonja was a guest (you can stream it on that site)

June 2007

On Explore the Pour, Robert Heugel's blog about all things cocktailian (now Drink Dogma), he wrote about Distiller's Gin No. 6 on June 11, 2007 & about Aquavit Private Reserve on April 18, 2007
On the Chicago Tribune's food blog, The Stew, our Distiller's Gin No. 6 was mentioned on May 9, 2007 (link to .pdf)
Chicago Tribune articles about gin and comparing gins (both pdf)
Wine Enthusiast article on small-batch gins (pdf)
On Gapers Block's Drive Thru Blog, Tim wrote about our distillery on April 10, 2007 and recommended a cocktail with Distiller's Gin No. 6 on February 8, 2007

The Backlit Vodka Lounge reviewed North Shore Vodka on April 1, 2007

March 2007

 

On the Pro Bono Baker blog, Gemma wrote about Aquavit Private Reserve on March 12, 2007
190 North piece on ABC7 Chicago about NSD (link to video) or click here for automatic streaming of the .m4v file (big file)
Imbibe Magazine article on Aquavit (pdf)
UR Chicago praise for Tahitian Vanilla Vodka (pdf)
Time Out Chicago piece on Tahitian Vanilla Vodka (pdf)
Chicago Tribune on The Next Big Things for 2007 (pdf)
Chicago Magazine - on Distiller's Gin No. 6 (pdf)
Metromix TV (on CLTV) piece about us (streaming video)
Forest & Bluff Magazine - about NSD (.pdf)
Cheers Magazine - Gin Renaissance (.pdf)
Epicurious.com post about NSD vodka and gin (.pdf)
Crain's Chicago Business on our infused gins (.pdf)
TimeOut Chicago on taste testing flavored spirits (.pdf)
Chicago Tribune on NSD (.pdf)
Time Out Chicago on NSD products (.pdf)
North Shore Magazine about NSD (.pdf)
Chicago Reader on NSD (.pdf)
Pioneer Press on NSD (.pdf)

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