New York’s gin war is finally history.
Two boutique gin producers — the Breuckelen Distilling Co. and the Brooklyn Distilling Co. — have settled their trademark-infringement lawsuit.
The truce was announced yesterday by attorneys for the microdistilleries before Brooklyn federal Judge Nina Gershon, who said the rivals had resolved their legal differences.
Breuckelen Distilling was founded by Brad Estabrooke, 31, after he was laid off from his bond-trading job. His company, located on 19th Street in Brooklyn, is only the second distiller to open in the city since Prohibition.
Breuckelen Gin, which uses the Dutch spelling of the city’s most populous borough’s name, is made with grapefruit, lemon peel, ginger and rosemary, giving it its “juniper and rosemary bouquet” and “peppery ginger finish.”
Brooklyn Distilling was started by Joe Santos, a former Bacardi exec whose firm is headquartered in Miami, but produces its gin at the Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery in Orange County, NY.
Brooklyn Gin is made in a “beautiful copper pot” with “locally purchased fruits,” citrus pulp and juniper berries, among other ingredients.
Lawyers for the two firms declined to reveal terms of the out-of-court settlement.