Believe it or not, the Battle of Brooklyn broke out in a watermelon patch one block from Fort Hamilton’s distillery in August 1776. This spectacular American Dry Gin featuring the king of all melons is distilled from 100% New York-grown corn in a Vendome hybrid copper pot still with Juniper, coriander, cinnamon, star anise, angelica root and Florentine iris, all vapor-distilled in its gin basket. Watermelon, cucumber, and citrus fruit zests are distilled individually and precisely blended into the gin to create this masterpiece. The nose leads with cucumber and spicy then picks up notes of watermelon rind, Mandarin orange, and freshly picked mint. The palate is full and rounded with ripe watermelon, grapefruit, cucumber, green cardamom, lime zest and white pepper. With its delicate botanicals on full display, Fort Hamilton New World Gin is as delightful in a G&T as it is in a Gimlet to a Martini as well as our fave, an Aviation!