Gunpowder, Greywacke, and Gin at Skillers Mountaintop Distillery
“At a Fleischmanns street fair, a bottle with a bright red label and bold white type — Station Navy Strength Gin — stops Brett at the Skillers booth. Owner James Rooney pours a taste and explains why British sailors once needed their gin strong enough that gunpowder would still ignite if it got splashed with the stuff. That bottle leads to a drive up to Lexington, NY, to see where it's made.”
Skillers Mountaintop Distillery Combines Locally Sourced Ingredients With Modern Technique
“When the snows melt and rains come in the Catskills, they move silently through the earth, very much to the liking of Skillers Mountaintop Distillery mixmaster James Rooney.”