One of the best Gins in the game.

Founded in 2013, Durham Distillery is the fruit of love. No, seriously, it was opened by a loving married couple Melissa and Lee Katrincic who had the brilliant idea of bringing together art and science and rethinking how traditional Gin can exist in modern times. They were the first distillers in the United States to leverage vacuum cold distillation with rotary evaporators. It’s things like that that got Melissa and Lee to become the first distillers from the American South to be inducted into the Gin Guild in London. Today, their Conniption Gins are one of the most awarded in the country. Bringing together time-honored Gin distillation techniques and modern chemistry, the result showcases the complexity and quality of each ingredient. The Katrincic couple is serious about their Gin: these two even founded the United States Gin Association in 2021 to promote passion for Gin among US distillers.

Conniption Navy Strength Gin won best Navy Strength Gin in the U.S. for FOUR consecutive years since 2019 to 2022 by the World Gin Awards. Then, there were Double Gold, Gold, and Silver medals at the most prestigious Spirits competitions such as IWSC. This is without exaggeration one of the best Gins in the game. Intense yet balanced, this one goes through a vapor infusion in their custom-designed German pot still. The list of botanicals includes Indian coriander, caraway, rosemary, and cardamom, which complement the depth of juniper and cassia. In the end, fresh, sweet accents of citrus and fig are individually vacuum distilled at room temperature and only then blended into the Gin base. Expect an aromatic and bright finish that’s at the same time smooth and powerful. This one will delight even the most demanding Gin drinker.