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Fyren Gin from Copper Fiddle Distillery
Posted on October 29, 2020December 30, 2020

Fyren Gin from Copper Fiddle Distillery

“Who wants to taste something spicy? Let’s do it. This is our Fyren Gin. This is the last thing that we’re going to taste. The Fyren Gin has that base gin recipe you tasted in the beginning, except I hold a serrano pepper by the stem and I char it by hand with a torch. … Continue reading Fyren Gin from Copper Fiddle Distillery

Copper Fiddle Distillery: 2/2
Posted on September 28, 2020December 30, 2020

Copper Fiddle Distillery: 2/2

532 West IL Route 22, Suite 110, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 In part one, Lisa, Tracy, Sam, and I visited Copper Fiddle Distillery to meet Andrew Macker (Owner/Operator) and Ryan (Bartender). Jim Iverhouse, the other owner, and Rob Scaramella, the scientist behind the art, were out on business. While we toured the facility and learned … Continue reading Copper Fiddle Distillery: 2/2

Copper Fiddle Distillery: 1/2
Posted on September 25, 2020December 30, 2020

Copper Fiddle Distillery: 1/2

532 West IL Route 22, Suite 110, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 In 2013, a friend told Lisa and me about an exciting new local craft distiller of gin and whiskey. They offered tours! I had never been on a distillery tour. And so we visited Copper Fiddle Distillery, met one of the original owners (Fred … Continue reading Copper Fiddle Distillery: 1/2

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Maple syrup hikes and demonstrations return at Ryerson Conservation Area in Riverwoods!
Late winter might appear to be still, but activity is returning everywhere!
The dark notch on the left is the impression left from the metal spile used to drain the maple water from the sugar maple tree into the bucket!
The bucket is collecting maple water from this sugar maple tree!
This silver maple is starting to bud, signaling the end of maple syrup season for this year!
Maple syrup (left) is made from maple water (right), at a ratio of 40 gallons of maple water to one container of maple syrup!
The firewood is ready to glow!
The wood is seasoned inside AND outside of this shed!
The fire is stoked for the maple syrup evaporator at Ryerson Conservation Area in Riverwoods!

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