Distiller Notes
Deepwells Botanical Dry Gin is a unique farm-to-bottle small batch gin produced by Long Island Sprits, home of the award-winning LiV Potato Vodka. Long Island Spirits uses 100% locally harvested NY White Round Marcy potatoes and pure glacial water from the Magothy Aquifer (aka “Deepwells”) to craft the base spirit. The potato base spirit is triple distilled to 191 Proof using custom 650 Liter copper pot stills and twin 19 plate copper rectification columns.
The nuanced flavors of 28 local and exotic fruits and botanicals are delicately infused with the base spirit, first in the pot still and then in a custom basket inside the botanical gin chamber. A special blend of botanicals macerates in the pot still for 36 hours before the vapors of the blended spirit travel through the gin basket to infuse with the remaining botanicals.
Proof: 94
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Made from a potato base and infused with a lengthy list of fruits and vegetables (apples, pear, pineapple and watermelon, among others), this gin has a bright, slightly sweet and cucumber-y aroma. On the palate, juniper leads, finishing crisp, light and slightly citrusy, if slightly hot. It's surprising that it's not fruitier considering the botanicals list, but that neutrality makes for a fine martini gin.
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.