Jon Langley and Lucky Preksto, longtime New York City bartenders, met in 2009 and have been collaborators ever since. In 2020 they began developing recipes for botanical spirits in Jon’s kitchen. Ever optimistic, they formed January Spirits that same year. They decided to launch with three products. Amaro and genepy, legendary digestifs, are both fantastic stand-alone liqueurs. They can also add an ineffable quality to a drink–a secret ingredient. The five-flower gin, particular to January Spirits, accents the earthy quality of flowers. It’s not an obvious gin, only delicious. Taken on their own, these styles are aromatic and nuanced; in cocktails, near indefinable.