World of Gin Dinner This Month

YOU'RE INVITED to our World of Gin Dinner, February 24th at Daniel's Broiler - Lake Union. Taste and learn about the five styles of gin: Genever, London Dry, Old Tom, Plymouth and International. "International," as a category, includes gins that don't fall into the four classic styles. Local distillers are in that category.

What makes the different styles different? Are they used differently? What are their flavor profiles and what kinds of foods go best with which? Find out all about it February 24th. The event begins at 6:30 PM.

Gin started in Holland with a barley malt style, generally served chilled. The English picked up on Gin and did some changes to the distillation and the flavors. Once they mastered the process, the English gave their troops a shot of Gin to calm their nerves before battle. The twists and turns of Gin's fascinating history will be one of the topics of discussion at the Gin Dinner.

Most of the Gin you'll taste will be made into cocktails and paired with different courses. The dessert course, for example, will be three ice creams made with gin cocktails from Olympic Mountain. The event will be fun and educational (see the World of Gin menu).

We will also have a special guest speaker — none other than Marc Bernhard, the Master distiller from Pacific Distillery in Woodinville (makers of Voyager Gin).

If you are a Gin lover, or if you'd like to find out the special magic of Gin, join us February 24th by emailing finespirits@schwartzbros.com or calling 425.990.6310 to reserve your place. $85 per person (plus tax and service).