From Clubhouse banter to gin with a grin
What started as cheeky Clubhouse banter has resulted in ‘Old Buggers Gin’, a range of potent home brew gins distilled by a lively group of gin fans.
Four at Arvida Bethlehem Country Club retirement community residents agreed they were drinking a fair amount of gin so they had the bright idea of distilling their own.
With years of home beer brewing experience, the gents decided to up the ante - taking the leap from beer’s humble 7% to gin’s eyebrow-raising 40% proof (watered down from 80%).
The recipe? Nine days of careful alchemy: seven for fermentation, a day for distilling, another for filtration and half a day pouring into recycled gin bottles.
If there’s a secret ingredient, it’s not just the sugar - it’s teamwork. “Different ideas, techniques and backgrounds, and somehow it just works,” says Brian Wright. It’s proof that, with the right mix of mates and a shared interest, even the most unlikely brew can become something magical.
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