Utah’s French Oak Aged Beehive Gin

The distillery's Barrel Reserve stuns with botanicals, vanilla and smoke

When Beehive Distilling opened its doors in August 2013, it became the first gin distillery in the state of Utah since 1870. After nearly a year of tweaking the recipe these first time spirit-makers released their inaugural batch in June 2014. Since, their Jack Rabbit iteration has reached much acclaim for a rich botanical blend inspired by the Utah deserts. It’s their Barrel Reserve, however, …