Black Button Distillery - Lilac Gin (750ml)

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Producer	Black Button Distillery
Country	United States
Region	New York
Style	Flavored Gin
Sku	5457200544
Size	750ml

Black Button Distillery Description

Spring has sprung, and it’s time to break out the floral gin cocktails to celebrate! The annual release of our Lilac Gin is here, just in time. We’re proud of our Lilac Gin for many reasons, and it’s the perfect base for some of our favorite floral gin cocktails So let’s dive into the deep roots of lilac history in Rochester, how Lilac Gin is made, and finish with some cocktail recipes you can make at home.

Black Button Distilling’s Lilac Gin is steeped in the rich heritage of Rochester, New York’s official flower, the lilac. Blooming in light shades of purple, pink, white, and burgundy, Syringa vulgaris was first planted in Rochester’s Highland Park in 1892 by Horticulturist John Dunbar (aka “Johnny Lilacseed”). Designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, the Highland Botanical Park now occupies 150 acres just south of downtown Rochester. With over 1,500 lilac plants made up of 500 varieties, Highland Park boasts one of the largest collections of lilacs in any one location.

Black Button Distilling first produced Lilac Gin in 2015, and it sold out in just 10 days. Lilac Gin is released each spring at the beginning of the Rochester Lilac Festival and pays tribute to the city’s rich botanical heritage. “We have a lot of pride in this area, so we made it our mission to distill a spirit that would embody the history and charm of the city,” said Jason Barrett, Black Button Distilling President and Master Distiller. “As Western New Yorkers, we embrace all seasons, but the spring in Rochester is like nothing else. There is a renewed energy and Mother Nature is blooming everywhere. If you could harness that feeling and put it into a bottle. . . that’s Lilac Gin.”

Known as “The Flower City”, Rochester celebrates this fragrant and beautiful flowering tree with one of the largest and longest-running lilac festivals in America. The first festival traces its roots back to a Sunday in early May 1898 when thousands of residents visited Highland Park to take in the glorious sight of lilacs blooming in the spring sunlight. Today, Rochester’s Lilac Festival is a much-anticipated annual celebration of art, food, music, and of course, the coveted symbol of spring and renewal – the lilac. Lasting over two weeks beginning in early May, The Rochester Lilac Festival is the largest free festival of its kind in North America.

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