Melissa Katrincic, co-founder and CEO of Durham Distillery is the first, and to date only, female distiller inducted into The Gin Guild. She is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier, is internationally recognized as an expert on gin and is a trained gin tasting judge. Conniption Navy Strength Gin starts with the vapor-distilled botanical base of deep juniper that is juxtaposed with cardamom, caraway, rosemary, Indian coriander, bay leaf and bright accents of fresh lemon peel.