As if my friend Bonnie Ohara from Modesto wasn’t famous enough already, with superfans like The Office’s Jenna Fischer extolling her virtues on social media, the great COVID-19 home baking resurgence sent Bonnie’s stock into the stratosphere. Her bread-making book shot to the top of Amazon sales and all of a sudden she found herself with tens of thousands of Instagram followers begging for tips on their sourdough starter.

Bonnie also caught the gin bug during the pandemic, and she started mixing cocktails in leftover jam jars. That’s when I started sending her new gins to try, or dropping them by her home when I would drive back to Modesto to see my parents.

This Friday on Instagram Live we’re going to talk about gin from a baker’s perspective, and break down the components of each recipe to see what makes them tick. We’ll be mixing cocktails as well, teasing out the best flavors in each drink as we go.

Hope to see you there!

-David Driscoll