Neversink Spirits, Port Chester, NY
Neversink Spirits was founded by Noah Braunstein and Yoni Rabino, two long-time friends with a passion for spirits, wine, food, and nature. After years of tasting, tinkering, sipping and planning, Noah Braunstein and Yoni Rabino found a project in which their passions could be realized – and Neversink Spirits was born. Making spirits is their calling, apples their muse. In distilling, they finally found the vehicle in which to share their vision with the world.
Inspired by the great European traditions of Calvados and eau de vie - as well as the rich diversity of gins from around the globe - the partners at Neversink drew from the old-world traditions and the emerging domestic styles to create their distinctive line of spirits that truly celebrates the local fruit of New York state. The blend of apples for the gin - mainly Jonagold, Northern Spy, and Ben Davis, among others - are sourced from sustainable orchards in western NY, near Rochester, while the apples used for the eau de vie come from multiple farms in the Hudson Valley, Here, they work with a local cider mill to find the perfect blend each year which will ultimately determine the flavor profile of each batch.
Inspired by the great European traditions of Calvados and eau de vie - as well as the rich diversity of gins from around the globe - the partners at Neversink drew from the old-world traditions and the emerging domestic styles to create their distinctive line of spirits that truly celebrates the local fruit of New York state. The blend of apples for the gin - mainly Jonagold, Northern Spy, and Ben Davis, among others - are sourced from sustainable orchards in western NY, near Rochester, while the apples used for the eau de vie come from multiple farms in the Hudson Valley, Here, they work with a local cider mill to find the perfect blend each year which will ultimately determine the flavor profile of each batch.
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To create their flagship spirit, Neversink Gin, they macerate juniper berries in single-estate 100% NY apple base spirit overnight. The following day, the juniper-macerated base spirit is distilled through the full array of eleven botanicals: juniper, coriander, cardamom, star anise, cinnamon, orris root, angelica root, elderflower, orange peel (fresh), lemon peel (fresh), and grapefruit peel (fresh). The resulting spirit is an elegant, nuanced and delicate gin, with warm baking spice and fresh citrus accenting the apple base.
Equally celebrated but much more limited, Neversink Spirits’ line of eau de vie and brandy are made from 100% New York grown fruit and are released seasonally. Of these, they are best known for Neversink Spirits Apple Brandy, an eau de vie that exhibits a fresh, aromatic expression of a blend of familiar New York apple varieties.
Equally celebrated but much more limited, Neversink Spirits’ line of eau de vie and brandy are made from 100% New York grown fruit and are released seasonally. Of these, they are best known for Neversink Spirits Apple Brandy, an eau de vie that exhibits a fresh, aromatic expression of a blend of familiar New York apple varieties.