A new craft spirits organization has been created to promote the affinity and passion for the Gin category in the U.S. among distillers, the beverage trade (on- and off-premise stakeholders), and media while celebrating the innovation within this growing category.
Spearheaded by Melissa and Lee Katrincic, co-founders and owners of Durham Distillery, distillers of Conniption Gin, and organized by a handful of pioneering craft distilleries, the U.S. Gin Association will share the wonderful new things U.S. gin distillers bring to the market each year through education and other programming.
The U.S. Gin Association is specifically focused on craft distilleries and small, independent producers with the goal to elevate and shine light on this important group of distillers as well as drive brand awareness through programming, media opportunities and more. In addition to its Durham Distillery founders, the U.S. Gin Association currently has eight charter members – all distillers who make at least one expression of gin.
The initial members are:
- Black Button Distilling (Rochester, NY)
- Caledonia Distilling (distillers of Barr Hill Gin, Montpelier, VT)
- Freeland Spirits (Portland, OR)
- Golden Moon Distillery (Golden, CO)
- Gray Whale Gin (Sebastopol, California)
- Philadelphia Distilling (distillers of Bluecoat Gin, Philadelphia, PA)
- Revivalist Gins (Elverson, PA)
- Watershed Distillery (Columbus, OH)