For anyone who has ever quoted Dorothy Parker (“A girl’s best friend is her mutter”) or taken inspiration from the iconic New Yorker (“His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets”) a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is here to honor her permanently--in granite. Decades after the death of the writer and poet her remains were returned to her hometown and interred in the family plot in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx. Parker’s fans have asked how they can donate to creating a suitable gravestone for the wit who suggested her epitaph should read “Excuse my dust.”

Now the Dorothy Parker Society, working with Parker’s relatives, can announce a partnership with the award-winning New York Distilling Company and the Al Hirschfeld Foundation with the intent to raise funds for a proper gravesite for Dorothy Parker. NYDC has distilled Dorothy Parker Gin for nearly ten years, and no other artist drew Parker more times than the legendary Broadway legend Al Hirschfeld.

“The family is so happy to support the project,” said DPS president Kevin Fitzpatrick, who brought Parker’s remains back to New York from Baltimore last year. Parker bequeathed her estate to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; the organization cared for her remains for three decades at their headquarters.

This special limited-edition gin, featuring a Hirschfeld art tag, has been created specifically with Dorothy Parker in mind. The now classic gin has been gently rested in sherry barrels used to age Lustau Vermouth from Spain. The instant you taste it you know that you are on the path to a Super Martini! The soft oak has soaked in all of the vermouth attributes and the finished gin – Dorothy Parker Reserve – imparts lovely hints of rosemary, chamomile, bright melon, and pineapple. A refreshing acidity lends itself to a mixed drink, specifically a great summer Martini but consider a Gimlet as well.

Bottles go on sale on June 7, 2021, the 54th anniversary of Parker’s death. Each bottle has been hand-numbered and the entire lot is only 250.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Dorothy Parker Memorial Fund, a charity established to help preserve Parker’s legacy for all time.

ABV: 44.0%