Distiller Notes
2017, 2020 & 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Double Gold Medal Winner
Bareksten Botanical Gin is not just a labor of love so much as it is the production of a perfectionistic mad scientist. Bareksten possesses 26 different botanicals, 19 of which are local to Norway. The medley of flavors is meant to be an expression of Norway's plants and herbs through the medium of a London Dry Gin. Bareksten Botanical Gin is overall earthy and dense with aromas and flavors of pine, blueberry and forest floor. The mouthfeel is round and full.
Produced only in accordance with strict purity standards formulated by an 18th century European Parliament that guaranteed the absence of toxic distillation byproducts, the phrase “London Dry” on a bottle doesn't refer to any specific place of origin, age or ingredients. To be called a London Dry Gin, the base spirit must be distilled in a column still to at minimum, 70% abv. Natural botanicals can be added to the resulting neutral spirit only through re-distillation. Anything added after distillation other than water and a tiny amount of sugar disqualifies a Gin from the title, London Dry.