state line distillery

In this episode  we travel to the land of the Cheeseheads - Wisconsin.  My sister Amie, a resident of Madison, has introduced me to a couple of great distilleries there, and we try two of their gins in this episode.  While enjoying these tasty gins, we chat about the treacherous waterways of Death’s Door passage, how we connected through football early in our lives, a couple of Beastie Boy concerts, our trip to Morocco, and an idea for a new segment for the show - The Bar Bathroom Chronicles.

Come for the gin, and stick around to hear if Amie would like a hint when it is her turn for trivia

My thanks to Darin VanderMolen for helping to produce this podcast.

For questions, comments, or to suggest a new gin to try, feel free to send us a message on our Instagram account: @thebotanicaltrails

Jonathan joins and John Mleziva live in front of a live audience in the State Line Distillery tasting room in Madison, WI. 

The State Line story begins 3,700 miles northeast of Madison, in Edinburgh, Scotland. John was studying to open his own brewery!  Soon enough, the intricate science and subtle art of distillation captured John's imagination, leading him away from beer and toward the production of spirits.

Fast forward - State Line is Madison's first grain-to-glass distillery,  where their spirits are made with heritage grains sourced from Wisconsin's Driftless Region.

They make: American Gin, London Dry Gin, Barreled Gin, Coffee Liqueur, Rum, Vodka, Aperitivo, Aquavit (which is arguably worse than Malort!), Whiskey COMING SOON "arriving when it's matured" - and many of these are award winning!

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