After retiring as the master distiller for Diageo, the owner of Tanqueray gin, Tom Nichol got offers from huge distilleries all over the world to develop new products and refine their processes. But he chose to work with a small Kansas City startup.
Nichol flew in from Scotland this week to visit J. Rieger & Co., where he's using his 40 years of distilling experience to create a brand new gin that he's always wanted to make. He said his signature gin is not going to be anything like Tanqueray gin.
"I've…
After retiring as the master distiller for Diageo, the owner of Tanqueray gin, Tom Nichol got offers from huge distilleries all over the world to develop new products and refine their processes. But he chose to work with a small Kansas City startup.
Nichol flew in from Scotland this week to visit J. Rieger & Co., where he's using his 40 years of distilling experience to create a brand new gin that he's always wanted to make. He said his signature gin is not going to be anything like Tanqueray gin.
"I've…