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High-End Spirits from the Garden State? Yes.

By Robin Meredith, Cocktail Columnist Even those of us with a relatively enlightened, cliché-free view of New Jersey may be surprised to find out that one of the nation’s most intriguing spirits hails from the Garden State. The most densely populated state in the country seems pretty far removed from the dark hollows of Kentucky and Tennessee or all those wacky mavericks distilling brandy and eau-de-vie in the mountains out west. Laird and Company of Scobeyville, NJ (not far from Red Bank) produces an impressive range of apple-based spirits and has a truly fascinating history. Billing itself as “America’s oldest…

Introducing Our First Cocktail Columnist: Robin Meredith

If you’re a lover of Long Island wines, the name Robin Meredith might be a familiar one to you. Robin is the former co-owner of Broadfields Wine Cellars and The Tasting Room, and a reformed wine snob who used to become paralyzed by the mere thought of having to order a cocktail. He and his wife Karen are currently living in New York City and planning their eventual move to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where they will almost certainly not be planting another vineyard. In the meantime, Robin has become completely obsessed with New York City’s thriving cocktail culture. So…