NEW MAKE JUNIPER SPIRIT: GIN, BUT NOT GIN

And this new make spirit of ours is a perfect example of that.

New make is a distillate that's normally distilled, put into a barrel, and left for three years to become Scotch whisky. We bought this distillate before it went into a barrel, and then we processed it our way. We loaded it into a still with juniper, mulberries, and dried apricots, distilled it, and then let it rest for a month in a glass demijohn with cherry wood chips. Just so it gets a little something from the barrel, you know?

The result? It tastes like gin. It has the character of gin. But legally, it's a spirit, because the base is whisky distillate, and by law, that doesn't make it gin. We call it New make Juniper Spirit, and it's incredibly good. Think of it as a whisky soul in a gin body.

So much for our whisky making, then. We took its base and turned it into something purely homemade, uniquely ours, and absolutely delicious!

We have about 130 bottles, it's a limited edition, and once it's gone, it's gone. You can buy it here.

I'm curious to hear your thoughts, so if you have any questions, ideas, or just want to get in touch (I welcome both praise and constructive criticism), my email is ondra@garage22.cz. Feel free to reach out, I'd love to hear from you.‍

Gin (or rather, spirit) to that!

Ondra

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