Tenmile Distillery, an independent distillery located in Wassiac, NY, prioritizes small-scale, local production, sources their wheat and barley from farms within a 30-mile radius, and grows several of their botanicals on site. Listening Rock is named after a rock rumored to be located in the hills behind their farm - a place where if you stop, you can supposedly hear the comings and goings of the Oblong Valley. They separate and individually distill four of their botanicals just to have better control over their inclusion and representation in the gin. Finally, each batch receives its own portion of botanicals to steep overnight before being distilled the next day. They experimented with many different recipes before settling on this fifth batch as their favorite. At 92 proof, it's crisp and citrus-forward with notes of juniper, orange peel, lemon, lemon balm and mint. It's perfect for G&T or Martinis but their signature cocktail is the City Rickey, comprised of 1⁄2oz fresh lime juice, 1-1⁄2oz Listening Rock Gin, 1oz Cointreau, 2oz cranberry juice and 2oz club soda.