Spessart Dry Gin

Brennerei Staab’s Spessart Dry Gin comes in a clear bottle in the style of an old medicine flask, its label dominated by a wild boar and purple lettering. It was awarded at the Craft Spirits Festival DESTILLE BERLIN, whose entrants must work by hand, use no genetically modified raw materials and add no preservatives, colourings or flavourings. It is made from water from local springs, herbs from around Partenstein, fruit from the distillery’s own orchards, juniper from the Mediterranean and oriental spices. It matures for exactly 90 days in stoneware casks at 70 % vol, then local spring water brings it down to 45 % vol. A sweet citrus note both contrasts and enriches the finely tart juniper: neat the berries lead, on the rocks the fruit comes forward. For a gin and tonic the distillery suggests a neutral or citrus-led tonic. 0.5 l.