North Shore Distiller's Journal

Notes from the Land of Alcohol

Healthy Alcohol?
Former chief UK drug advisor says in 3 years, we'll have totally healthful alcohol. Of course, he also got fired for saying that LSD and ecstasy are safer than alcohol.

7-11 Launches Private Label Wine
Now you can pick up a pinot with your nachos or hotdog (or gas). Look out two-buck Chuck!

Maine Must be an Interesting Place
#1 - No English Lemonade If you drink 28 bottles of this lemonade, you'll reach the alcohol level of a light beer. In Maine, that means you must be 21 to buy it.
#2 - Funny Rules for Tastings - before pouring a sample, a liquor store would need to paper the store's windows and forbid kids from entering. But kids can sit with parents drinking at a restaurant. Oops!

NOW has a Wine Club
"Like feminism? Like wine? There's a club for that." Apparently the National Rifle Association has one too.


November 2009 News & Notes Distillery News First, we want to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving, and express our thanks for your support this year! Without you and your love of great spirits, we wouldn't be here! Just in time for your holiday shopping, we are re-stocking the distillery store, and will be running sales and specials starting tomorrow. We've got all your absinthe supplies (fountains, glassware, spoons), as well as distillery t-shirts and hats. Molasses, Molasses, Rum We're making rum! It started with a request from a mixologist friend, and it's the base for a great liqueur we're making for him. Now that we're making it, we're seeing what else we might do with it. Stay tuned!	Fun Events of Many Flavors Happy Thanksgiving! We have lots of in-store tasting events coming up in the coming weeks. We'll be featuring great holiday cocktails, and gift ideas too. Find the detailed schedule here. Dec 4-5 - Schaumburg, Willowbrook, Grayslake, Highland Park, Glen Ellyn and Antioch *Celebrate Repeal Day!* December 5th is the 76th anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition. Raise a toast to our right to imbibe! Dec 11-12 - Buffalo Grove, Rockford, Skokie and Downers Grove Dec 17-19 - Naperville, Plainfield, Chicago, Crystal Lake, Libertyville, Skokie and St. Charles

Holiday Cocktail Ideas Cranberry Gimlet Delicious, appeals to many, and great with food 2 oz Distiller's Gin No. 6 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice 1 oz Cranberry-infused Simple Syrup Shake ingredients with ice, strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with a cinnamon stick or skewer of candied ginger. To make the syrup, use 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, and 1/2 cup of fresh cranberries. Simmer 5 minutes, then mash cranberries. Cool completely, then strain out fruit. Can be stored in refrigerator for a few weeks. Apple Cider Punch Great for parties, turn the oz to cups and make it by the pitcher 2 oz North Shore Vodka 3 oz High-grade Apple Juice 1/2 oz German Apple Schnapps Dash of Ground Cinnamon Dash of Ground Nutmeg Pour ingredients in mixing glass, stir. Fill tall glass with ice, pour contents into glass. Garnish with slice of fresh apple and dash of ground cinnamon.	Notes from the Land of Alcohol Healthy Alcohol? Former chief UK drug advisor says in 3 years, we'll have totally healthful alcohol. Of course, he also got fired for saying that LSD and ecstasy are safer than alcohol. 7-11 Launches Private Label Wine Now you can pick up a pinot with your nachos or hotdog (or gas). Look out two-buck Chuck! Maine Must be an Interesting Place #1 - No English Lemonade If you drink 28 bottles of this lemonade, you'll reach the alcohol level of a light beer. In Maine, that means you must be 21 to buy it. #2 - Funny Rules for Tastings - before pouring a sample, a liquor store would need to paper the store's windows and forbid kids from entering. But kids can sit with parents drinking at a restaurant. Oops! NOW has a Wine Club "Like feminism? Like wine? There's a club for that." Apparently the National Rifle Association has one too.