In a Big Beer City, Makers of Spirits on Parallel Paths

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Derek Kassebaum, an owner of North Shore Distillery near Chicago, replaces gin from a still.
By JESSICA REAVES
Published: November 28, 2009

The phrase “Chicago distilleries” tends to elicit visions of cinematic gunfights and bullet-pocked Cadillacs — not hyper-educated Gen Xers surrounded by 60 pounds of raw ginger. Welcome to the new era of boutique spirit making in Chicago. More