Newport Restaurant Group, RI Spirits Create Custom Gin

Newport Restaurant Group has teamed up with Rhode Island Spirits in Pawtucket to create a custom, bespoke gin for the summer cocktail season to be served at its 11 venues across the state. The 84-proof custom-blend spirit is part of the Rhodium brand and features a corn base distilled with a variety of botanicals, including juniper, sweet orange peel, spruce tips, chamomile, lavender, lemon verbena, and rose and is seven-times-distilled, charcoal-filtered, kosher and gluten-free. “We are thrilled to announce this exciting collaboration as part of our ongoing effort to provide our guests with unique offerings,” said Shawn Westhoven, Beverage Director, Newport Restaurant Group. “Rhodium’s approach to distilling reflects our own commitment to incorporating local and sustainable ingredients in every dish we serve, and this gin will be the perfect complement to the dynamic signature cocktails each of our restaurants serve.” Westhoven is also crafting a unique cocktail that will be served at Rhodium’s tasting room in Pawtucket.

: The limited-edition gin is available now at Castle Hill Inn, The Mooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar, 22 Bowen’s Wine Bar & Grille, Bar ’Cino and Smoke House, all in Newport; Trio in Narragansett; Boat House in Tiverton; Waterman Grille and Hemenway’s Restaurant in Providence; Avvio Ristorante in Cranston; Iron Works in Warwick; and the RI Spirits tasting room in Pawtucket.

: Locally foraged spruce tips, lavender from Water Way Farm, and fresh orange and lemon zest meet Rhodium’s approach to crafting its new bespoke gin: “big flavor with foraged, farmed and fresh ingredients for each bottle.”

: Junpier at the ready.

: Mixing botanicals.

: After a number of small test runs, a new formula was released. Corn-based, charcoal-filtered, organic, non-GMO, kosher and vegan-friendly, its flavor profile features juniper with citrus and a floral finish. Batch No. 1 fresh on the bottling line.