It’s the 3rd and final celebrity gin, and as our retired distiller from Pollyanna, Ed Malnar, is in the pub we quiz him on some of the finer points of American gin making. We explore the botanicals he added, and try some of their unique barreled Cadence coming in at 100 proof! And finally, we actually put together the classic gin and tonic cocktail – which gin do the lads choose, and is it lemon or lime they add?

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Continuing our foray into the world of spirits with the second celebrity-made gin. The Brit, Ken, and guest distiller Ed Malnar sip on Outlander star Sam Heughan’s Sassenach gin which has an impressive list of botanicals included from Scotland. And just in time for Valentine’s Day there’s a special announcement at the end of the vid from Sam himself (courtesy of Instagram!)

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This time round we’ve changed up from an Instant Beer Review to taste some spirits, namely 3 gins produced by celebrities. Doing the tasting is gin neophyte Phil ‘The Brit’ Clark, and his co-host is brewer and chum, Ken McMullen. Our guest for this episode is Ed Malnar, who until he retired last year, was the distiller for Pollyanna Brewing and Distillery in St. Charles IL. We’ve split this tasting into three parts as the recording session extended a little. First up is James Gin Asian Parsnip, an offering from British personality James May. We like James May, but how do we like his gin? Tune in and find out!! Cheers!

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The Brit and brewer Ken are tasting another style that is popular during the fall and winter months, Porters. Once again, we want to taste them without bias so we have the lovely Kimberlee acting as the pourer and server. This time we have a Midwest favorite, Bell’s Porter, as our baseline. Then it’s England’s Sam Smith Taddy Porter facing up against Urban Chestnut’s German Porter from St. Louis MO. Watch to see which one each of our hosts prefer! Cheers!