We have just come back from our visit to one of New York States larger new distilleries in Upstate New York near Ithaca.
An impressive facility that while compact, is capable of making over 1 million cases of spirits a year. Lake Distilling is very much state of the art being computerized and the plant itself being mostly stainless steel column stills, tanks and very impressive filtering arrays. Pictures from our tour can be found here. (more…)
Display at De Admiraal ( Amsterdam) A few of the Genevers (aka Dutch Gin) they make 
A Small Sample of Van Wees Products at their Proefkalen De Admiraal on Herrengracht (Amsterdam)
Cellar aging Room Van Wees, Amsterdam
Genever Casks. Cold and below sea level, it seems they can age gin for years down there. The oldest commercial offerings are 20 years old!
One of the many stills at van Wees Distillery (Amsterdam)
A Small Sample of Van Wees Products at their Proefkalen De Admiraal on Herrengracht (Amsterdam)
Cellar aging Room Van Wees, Amsterdam
Me at Van Wees Distillery, Amsterdam
A Few Liquours at De Admiraal
De Admiraal In Amsterdam – Just a few Genevers from Straight out of the Pipe to 20 Years Old
