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On a quick trip to New York recently, Archie Rose founder Will Edwards visited two distilleries leading the craft distilling pack. Here are his highlights.
For a job that involves a lot of alcohol, our day starts surprisingly early. It’s a character-building experience routinely interrogating high-proof distillate before many people have had their second cup of coffee for the morning, but the Archie Rose team and myself view alcohol slightly differently to many others.
We're enjoying Horisumi - Winter’s star turn in a Dirty Martini. The gin calls for the merest hint of brine, but the olives bob away pleasingly in the already salty spirit.