Connecting The Dots Of Flavour With Halftone Spirits

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We are now all used to hearing about culinary influencers being utilized in cocktails, both in terms of flavour and approach, but what if that same idea was applied to the making of the spirits that go into them?
Gin, which is one of the few spirits that utilizes botanicals and spices in its production, would seem like the perfect candidate for this. And it is from that premise that distiller Andrew Thomas established the Brooklyn-based craft brand, Halftones Spirits.
Born during the Pandemic, the distillery, which also produces Aquavit and Vodka, is looking to embrace the sensors in terms of flavour, aroma, and colour, while providing a tactile approach to the breadth of tastes around us.
To hear more, we talked to Thomas about flavour global flights and the value of agility in a fast-moving world.
For more information on Halftone Spirits, go to https://www.halftonespirits.com

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1. Connecting The Dots Of Flavour With Halftone Spirits (00:00:00)

2. Can you explain your approach? (00:01:42)

3. What are the basic botanicals that you are using then? (00:02:53)

4. Ypou launched with four gins - was that always your intension? (00:03:41)

5. How difficult is it to source the botanicals? (00:07:12)

6. Which comes first, the flavour you want to achieve or the ingredients you want to use? (00:08:35)

7. Are you consulting with chefs through any of this process? (00:10:01)

8. f you are relewasing gins every couple of months, will it be easy to maintain that momentum? (00:12:20)

9. Are all of these releases limited expressions or are they things that will continue within your gin stable? (00:13:41)

10. Are you giving people too much choice? (00:15:08)

11. The name halftone actually comes from the printing world, doesn't it? (00:15:50)

12. You've described half tone as being a modern gin for a modern drinker, but what exactly does that mean? (00:17:55)

13. How do you decide what direction to go in with each of the new expressions? (00:19:35)

14. Let's look at the CPT Gin. (00:21:25)

15. How would you suggest people use it? (00:21:50)

16. Let's have a look at something from the wavelength series, the Magenta Gin. How should people use that? (00:22:44)

17. Now have bartenders around New York been experimenting a lot with your gins? (00:23:56)

18. Have there been any drinks created that you honestly didn't expect? (00:24:21)

19. With so many unusual gins, are people collecting your gins? (00:25:14)

20. Now if people do want to start collecting where are you available? (00:26:39)

21. When people experience your gins, what do you want them to take away from? (00:27:10)

22. What does the future of Halftone entail? (00:28:39)