Winemaker

Yoni Rabino

Discipline: Winemaker
Based in: Port Chester, New York, United States
Venue: Neversink Spirits · Winery

i. Biography

Yoni Rabino’s work narrows, with unusual clarity, to Port Chester, New York, United States, where Neversink Spirits was co-founded in 2015 around apple-based spirits. From that base, the company’s development has been less a sequence of pivots than a steady tightening of focus: product, sales, strategy, marketing, and a different way to talk about gin all advancing under one roof.

The Climb

Since 2015, Neversink Spirits has taken shape in Port Chester under co-founder Yoni Rabino as a company built through continuity rather than reinvention. Each phase has reinforced the last, giving the brand a through-line that is uncommon in a crowded spirits market.

Today

The specialty remains apple-based spirits, and that focus gives the portfolio its center even as the bottles move across different forms and expressions. The house style is built with the apple held front and center, not treated as an accent or afterthought. Neversink Gin is the flagship: elegant, nuanced, and delicate, with warm baking spice and fresh citrus set against the apple base. The point is not to bury gin’s sharper edges, but to use the apple foundation to open the spirit up, letting spice and citrus shape without overwhelming it. Neversink Apple brandy and Pigeon New York Dry Gin extend the same idea in different registers. Taken together, they read as variations on a single house language.

Career - co-founder — Neversink Spirits, Port Chester, NY, United States (2015–present)

Signature

Yoni's signature wines include Neversink Gin, Neversink Apple brandy, and Pigeon New York Dry Gin. The trio captures the shape of the work: apple at the core, expressed through gin and brandy, with a brand identity that stays disciplined and clear.

In Their Words “When people say they hate gin, they hate juniper.”

Recognition

Recognition for Rabino is tied to the bottles that carry the Port Chester project outward. Neversink Gin is the clearest calling card because it states the brand’s central idea plainly: apple as foundation, warm baking spice and fresh citrus as framing notes, and gin presented in a form that reads as more open and more legible. The rest of the line reinforces that same point. Apple brandy, New York Dry Gin, and the flagship gin all point back to one specialty and one method. The result is a body of work defined by focus, with business development and product identity advancing together across seven markets.

FAQ What is Yoni Rabino's current role? As of 2026, Yoni Rabino is co-founder. What is Yoni Rabino known for? Apple-based spirits.