Ginout

The world’s first and only gin to be aged inside and out.

The high notes of the conifer needles evoke the sun that touched the forest canopy. Ageing with cork, toasted at different temperatures to highlight different elements of this vitally important tree, brings signs of smoke, vanilla, sun-warmed wood and coconut. The peony flowers that grow wild in Portugal sing their floral notes in an intense and delicate way. The olive oil from the Algarve brings underlying herbaceous elements and also a sequence of textured layers. The influence of tawny Ports brings autumnal, rich notes full of wild berries. And on the forest floor we find the sweet fig leaves, rich in cocoa and hummus. And Flor de Sal, with its own unique designation of origin in the Algarve, brings a minerality that makes the whole shine. This union, a journey through some of Portugal’s most important habitats is simultaneously a wonderfully complex whole, as well as an evocation of the memories of land and sea.

Aging

An intellectual and artistic incursion, which combines innovative techniques that age inside traditional Port wine barrels – G(in) and outside (out) – of cork with a splendid selection of botanicals, which trace a journey through pine forests full of forests, olive groves, cork oaks rich in biodiversity, extending to the sea.

Endnotes

Producer: Up Craft Spirits
Awards: Bronze Medal at the International Wine & Spirit Competition Awards