Sometimes, fate works in mysterious ways.
And sometimes, fate does its work in unusual places, like, say, at Binny's Beverage Depot.
Maybe I should explain. Give a little background. You see, the hubs and I have had a lot of fun visiting local distilleries, but obviously, we can't buy everything at every distillery. Sometimes there are gems that we leave there for another visit. And sometimes, the flavors of some of those spirits left behind stick in my head. Haunt me, if you will, in a good way. This is the story of one of those.
One of the distilleries that we have recently visited is
Journeyman Distillery in Three Oaks, Michigan. They make some fantastic whiskeys, gins, rums, and other spirits. We walked out with a bottle of their Ravenswood Rye Whiskey, which my husband really enjoyed. But the drink that stuck in my head was their Humdinger Jalapeno Spirit. It had really surprised me! I'm usually pretty sensitive to spicy, and tend to prefer things on the mild side, which jalapeno is usually not. The Humdinger had all the clean, fresh flavor of a jalapeno, but somehow avoided the burn that I usually dread. It sounds cheesy, but after that day, I continued to play back the flavor in my head, imagining the possibilities.
