Port Chilkoot distillery now producing gin
The Port Chilkoot Distillery of Haines has issued its first batch of gin, as 500 bottles were recently shipped statewide.
According to company co-owner and head distiller Heather Shade, “Fifty Fathoms Gin” is made in the tradition of the London dry style: Bold, slightly spicy, with a sweet, citrus finish and a hint of spruce tip and salt.
“Every gin is very different,” Shade said. “There’s a lot of…