I am actually salivating at your description of the Botanist Gin (which I would drink just for the name alone). You may just get me off the ale trail at this rate.

I forgot to mention the Fluid Dynamics 1850 Cocktail: whisky, absinthe, and cognac. I didn't even know barrel-aged cocktails were possible, but this one was very tasty.

It sounds like it should end up in a Waits lyric.

It really does!