Noire Distillery

This was our first visit to this new distillery up in Lawrenceville which has become one of the hottest places in the city. They're the happening place to visit distilleries and breweries and now cocktail bars.We had the great opportunity to meet Kenyan Hicks the owner and distiller of Noire Distillery. He provided us a history of the different spirits that they offer. Noire Blanc is a gin that is about love, represents both he and his wife as they collaborated on this bottle. It has a strong meaning behind it that represents their relationship and provides a unique but good taste to a gin that I personally can sip on vs just mixing with a cocktail. We had the regular gin but still had a terrific taste, they have a bottle that is in collaboration with unspeakable3920 next door and can be sampled here, but only purchased next door. It's another special bond that represents another great spirit.Now my favorite was the rested gin. I had recently learned while traveling that gin is being aged in barrels. He had one that he aged in a barrel over a short period of time. The flavors that we received was cinnamon up front and nutmeg on the back end. It's at 105 proof, provides a rich and unique taste to a gin that can be a sipper vs traditionally mixing as a cocktail. He said he didn't lose much while aging in a barrel from Wigle Whiskey. Highly recommend giving this new business an opportunity. It has a strong growth in this industry in the Pittsburgh region.