Distiller Notes
Caravan Tea is dried over burning pine needles. This 17th century process imparts a smoky note versus traditional air-drying. The readied tea was exported via camel, with other spices, on the Silk Road en route to the Russian Tsars. Drying the leaves over burning pine needles evokes notes akin to smoke-peated whisky. The Distillation captures the rich notes of the Lapsang Souchong leaf. The botanicals of cardamom and long pepper carefully frame the character of this Coit Spirits Distilled Russian Caravan Tea Gin with a titillating smoke note.
Enjoying an enthusiastic resurgence in modern cocktail culture, Gin, a.k.a. ‘Dutch Courage,’ was originally touted as a 16th century cure for cowardice and stomach ailments. Arguably the broadest and most dynamic category of spirits in terms of flavor profiles and production styles, Gin is a distilled grain spirit that derives its primary flavor from juniper berries and secondary flavors from a dazzling array of spices, herbs, fruits and botanicals. It is both produced and enjoyed all around the world and is most commonly mixed into cocktails such as the Martini or simply added to tonic water.