Latest News from the Distillery

You've made your way to the North Shore Distiller's Journal archive. Here you'll find our last 12 months of fun newsletters, with notes on what you'll find in them beyond event updates & trivia. If you don't already receive our email newsletters, you can


Summer cocktail ideas, making your own infused syrups, and updates on our newest restaurant and retail partners, along with some great upcoming events. Recipes include Strawberry Rhubarb Fizz, French Riviera, Summer with Van Gogh, and the Scarlet Diamond

Announcing our cocktail pairing dinner series, more on absinthe rituals and lore, more fun toasts, and tons of upcoming events
Announcing Sirène Absinthe Verte; myths about absinthe, cocktails with absinthe and tips on enjoying absinthe. Its our all-about-absinthe issue!
Great upcoming events - cocktail classes, a pig roast, and cocktail & food pairing at some of the best restaurants in Chicago, along with two great Spring recipes (Monte Carlo and Think Spring) and some fun articles

Liquor store scavenger hunts, spirits tasting parties, great upcoming events, and a couple of new recipes (Tahitian Dream and Pearadise Found)
Latest news from the distillery (new products coming soon!), upcoming events, nicknames for gin, and links to some interesting articles about drinking

More holiday cocktail ideas, along with fun holiday cocktail trivia and updates on our latest press coverage and where you can find your North Shore spirits
Thanksgiving 2007 edition full of great recipes, including three different ones with pears, the Ultimate Chocolate Martini, the Winter Sunset and two fantastic pre-dinner drinks for your holiday feasts, along with some fun Thanksgiving trivia

Celebrating our 2nd anniversary, the first-ever Chicago Iron Bartender competition, and great recipes for the North Shore Appletini and the Pear Basil Cooler

Tales from the Spirits Industry part I, new ways to connect with us, how to says "cheers" in more languages, and great recipes for a Ginger Gimlet, Strawberry Rhubarb Martini and Pear Basil Cooler

Recipes & history for more classic cocktails, including The Bebbo, Russian, French 75 and Blue Moon, along with a fantastic new recipe. Upcoming events, plus how to say "cheers!" in 12 languages.
Recipes & history for classic cocktails from the 1930's and 40's, such as the Pegu Club, Moscow Mule, Communist and Corpse Reviver #2, along with announcement of our new website & new retailers

Rhuginger No. 6 release & recipes, more on tonic water, and Lemonberry Cooler and classic Gin Rickey recipes

Review of new tonic waters (and some old ones too), and the North Shore Aviation and Raspberry Mint Lemonade recipes

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