Distiller Notes
The herbs, spices and fruits used in the gin are delicately balanced and are cultivated mainly by the producer. All botanicals are hand-picked. Directly behind the distillery stand quince trees, which produce richly flavoured fruit; the lavender comes from fallow vineyards in the Konzer Tälchen valley and the lemon-scented thyme is grown in their own garden. Along with the basic ingredient of juniper, other regional ingredients such as sloe, rosehip, angelica, hop blossom and rose are equally important constituents.
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.