Four Pillars Spiced Negroni Gin 70cl
£37.39
Four Pillars Spiced Negroni Gin is a highly aromatic and spicy gin with great power and intensity. With the amount of Tasmanian pepperberry leaf upped and a touch of an exotic West African spice Grains of Paradise. The spices blend beautifully together lifting them to another level. Although very powerful, the spice tends to glow.
Four Pillars Distillery is in Melbourne’s Yarra Valley, beautiful cool climate wine country. We’d have to be crazy not to take advantage of it.
So back in 2015 that’s what we did. We were happily making gin out the back of our mate Rob Dolan’s winery, and in late April a tiny parcel of Shiraz came in from one of the region’s best vineyards. Rob wasn’t sure what to do with it, so we took it off his hands – perhaps without his knowledge…
It seemed perfectly obvious to Cam Mackenzie that we should steep these grapes in Rare Dry Gin to see what happened.
The result was alcoholic alchemy… the juice turned a magical purple colour and found a sweetness straight from the ripe grapes.
So now each year we take local Shiraz fruit, steep the whole berries in high-proof gin for eight weeks before pressing. The colour remains a deep, rich, reddish purple. Aromatically it shows fresh pine needles, citrus and spice, and distinct peppery, dense raspberry notes. The palate is lovely and sweet with a long juniper and spice character on the finish.
The marriage of Rare Dry Gin botanicals with the most delicious Shiraz fruit on the planet. No added sugar. None. Ever.
Price: £37.39
Brand: Four Pillars
Size: 700ml
Strength (ABV): 43.8%
Presentation: Glass Bottle
Country of Origin: Australia
Gin Type: Flavoured