The USA Spirits Ratings competition, which took place in San Francisco on July 21, awarded Corgi Spirits 4 medals in a blind tasting competition overseen by a panel of high-profile judges.
Judges from the Society of Spirits Writers have selected Corgi Spirits Earl Grey and Pembroke Gin as winners of the 2019 John Barleycorn Awards Taste Competition. The Earl Grey Gin was awarded a Double Gold for earning top marks from all judges and the Pembroke Gin was awarded a Gold for meeting their very high standards.
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In 2017, Corgi Distillery — the first spirits operation in Hudson County— opened in Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood, located a mile from the Grove Street PATH station. Occupying an old industrial building along a light rail track, Corgi produces everything from floral gins to a small-batch potato-based vodka with a lovely creamy mouthfeel.
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Corgi Spirits wins gold!!! The Fifty Best held the largest tasting of gins in the World with 68 gins and sixteen members of The Fifty Best's spirits judging panel. Traditional, London Dry and Navy Strength Gins were tasted and judged separately from the Old Tom and Barrel Finished Gins. Strict tasting rules were applied as the judges "blind" tasted through nine flights of 7 gins and one flight of 5 gins.
Oak rested gin is all the rage, but what to do with it beyond the neat serve? For gins with strong barrel flavors, using a barrel-aged gin instead of rum is another option, says Corgi Spirits, which was named New Jersey Gin Distillery of the Year at the 2018 NYISC. The brand’s barrel rested gin has sweet notes of figs and raisins, and is used in cocktails that use infused syrups, ginger, orange and typical tiki ingredients.
New Jersey's burgeoning beer business has been well-documented, with more than 100 breweries stirring suds around the state. But as the craft distilling industry expands across the U.S., the Garden State has proven itself no slouch when it comes to the hard stuff.
Gin, once the most oft quaffed clear spirit on the planet, is on the rise again. London dry gin, American-made gin, Irish gin, gin made in Japan, gin made in Scotland. Maybe it’s because all these new whiskey distilleries are opening up and they need to wait a few years before the single malts are ready. Or maybe it’s just because gin is the most versatile cocktail spirit out there. It’s classic. Timeless. And if you give it a chance, it’s likely to surprise you.
Calling all my fellow craft cocktail aficionados (and local history buffs, too)! There are some pretty exciting things happening on the bar and mixology scenes right here in NJ. Despite being home to the very first license to make liquor in the United States way back in 1780 (with over 350 producers popping up in NJ by the mid 19th century); liquor production in NJ had been outlawed since Prohibition. That is, until a recent law—in 2013(!)—brought distilling back to the Garden State.
Jersey City’s first and only distillery is here, and it’s awesome. In the midst of Liberty State Park’s back roads, you’ll find Corgi Spirits {located at 1 Distillery Drive in the Bergen Lafayette area of Jersey City} where you can enjoy good cocktails in a chill atmosphere — all while contributing to local animal rescue...
Beer isn’t the only alcohol being brewed in Jersey City.
Hudson County’s first distillery — Corgi Spirits — officially opens regular hours tonight at 1 Distillery Drive. The 10,000-square-foot facility is operated by entrepreneur and Harvard Business School graduate, Bob Hagemann. Hagemann wanted to open a British-inspired drinking distillery and tasting room right here in Jersey City and after a few brief delays — and a mini preview this past weekend — opening day has come....
JERSEY CITY -- Bob Hagemann aimed to open the first ever distillery in Hudson County on July 8.
The three-year obstacle course -- through local, state and federal approvals -- to open Corgi Spirits, a British-inspired distillery, hit one last roadblock down the final stretch over the summer when a logistical issue with the distillery's location arose, delaying the opening by nearly four months....
...The spirits that are carefully distilled from these gleaming vessels are absolutely world class. They certainly are unlike anything that is being made in NJ right now, and certainly as fine of a gin that can be purchased on the broader liquor market. This gin is one of the finest gins made anywhere in the world. To understand what goes into a production such as Corgi Spirits, one must first learn a little bit about the entrepreneur (the passionate man) behind the brand....
Large format cocktails can be real crowd pleasers! Learn how The Chickologist uses our Earl Grey Gin to make a fabulous warm holiday punch that's destined to delight.
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JERSEY CITY -- Bob Hagemann's interest in craft cocktails and spirits started when he was studying abroad in Japan in 2004. On special occasions, the Pompton Plains native would join with his buddies, ditch the $1 beers and cheap whiskey shots, and spend time at the New York Bar, famously featured in "Lost in Translation."
Have-A-Night: "New Jersey City Distillery Coming Soon: Corgi Spirits"
Jersey City will soon welcome the first and only distillery to town! Corgi Spirits has just begun the construction process and is excited to open come early 2017. Upon launching just west of Liberty State Park, they will provide gin and vodka, with future plans of whiskies and liqueurs. Tours, a tasting room, and a gift shop will all be included within the space as well.
Have A Night spoke with Corgi founder, Bob Hagemann, about his excitement to be part of the Jersey City community.....
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