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LEOPOLD BROS. DENVER, COLORADO Leopold Bros. relocated operations from Michigan to their home state of Colorado to focus solely on distilling. They included systems to create a zero-waste facility by recycling water, composting, and other methods. Plus, space to accommodate all their fermenters and stills. The site is home to Colorado’s first distillery malting floor and kiln, as well as a dunnage-style barrel-house, a tasting room, and education center. The distillery as it stands today opened in 2014. Leopold Bros. American Small-Batch Gin 80PF / 750ML Small batch distilled by brothers Scott & Todd Leopold. It is infused with more citrus and less juniper than typical gins. Each handcrafted batch is unique, yielding only fifty cases of a complex yet subtle spirit. Gentler, softer, suppler, and more delicate than most gin... it’s beautiful, fresh, gracefully perfumed... and well worth a try. “1 Best American Gin” Wall Street Journal Highly Recommended Beverage Testing Institute Leopold Bros. “Navy Strength” American Gin 114PF / 750ML A high-octane, full-throttle gin is loaded with herbaceous character and tons of bitter citrus peel. It doesn’t feel over-proofed, but in total balance. This is not the standard Leopold formula with more alcohol. It’s an entirely new formula for people looking to make serious cocktails. Try it and taste the wonderfully concentrated flavor. “Top 10 Spirits” Good Food Awards, 2013 92pts Beverage Testing Institute Leopold Bros. Summer Gin (Seasonal) 94PF / 750ML This bright, citrus-forward, vibrant gin truly captures the summer season. By individually distilling the juniper berries, coriander, blood orange, lemon myrtle leaf, and Helichrysum angustifolium (known as ‘Immortal Flower’), we are able to highlight the truest expression of each ingredient, before blending it into the perfect spirit.

WEST CORK DISTILLERY UK, IRELAND A deliciously elegant gin that perfectly captures the unique, exotic character of Garnish Island in Bantry Bay. West Cork Garnish Island Provincial Gin 92PF / 750ML Carefully chosen botanicals that capture the essence of the island are infused to release their essential oils and then slowly distilled in small batches in our pot still. Bright floral aromas of iris, rose and warming hibiscus marry beautifully with hints of rosemary and thyme. Enjoy the soft lingering glow on the finish with notes of citrus, cacao and just a hint of spice.

WÖLFFER ESTATE LONG ISLAND, NY Winemaker Roman Roth earned his oenology and distilling degree in 1992 and dreamt of making gin ever since! They had a fantastic foundation in their wines to make something extraordinary. They’ve been growing their own Juniper since 1996, so making gin seemed the natural thing to do. With careful attention, they set out to create a luxurious, pure gin. Wölffer Pink Gin 80PF / 750ML

We distill our celebrated Rosé wine to use as the gin base. For our main flavoring, we handpick, our Juniper berries between April and July. We also use small amounts of seeds from anise, fennel, coriander, cumin, and cardamom; along with ginger and lime zest. Top 10 Gin Botanicals What these top 10 botanicals have in common is that they’ve all been used in gins for centuries, some even common in 17th and 18th century gins. 5 ORANGE …the world of orange in gin is complicated. 6 ORRIS ROOT The inclusion of dried Orris Root likely owes a debt to the world of perfumery. 7 C ARDAMOM This might be the biggest mover on the list in the past decade. 8 LICORICE (CHIEFLY ROOTS) D id you know that Licorice, owing to its strong flavor, and slight sweetness, is in Old Tom style gins. 9 C ASSIA Cassia is sometimes referred to as cinnamon, especially in the United States. 10 T RUE CINNAMON Cinnamon comes from the Cinnamomum verum tree. It is native to Sri Lanka 1 JUNIPER Juniper could be found at Paloelithic sites across Europe 10,000 years ago. People burnt juniper for its distinctive piney aroma. There are believed to be somewhere between 50–67 species of juniper in the world. According to E.U. law, gin must be predominantly flavored by Juniprus communis. U.S. laws don’t specify the species. As it only says “juniper berries,” Juniper is what gives gin its distinctive flavor. Without juniper… you don’t have gin. When you have juniper, technically, you have gin. 2 C ORIANDER Coriander are the seeds of the Cilantro plant. 3 ANGELICA (PRIMARILY ROOT) Angelica is the third ingredient in the “holy trinity” of gin, which includes coriander and juniper. 4 L EMON Did you know that the lemon is probably a hybrid of a bitter orange and the citron? These top 10 are only the tip of the iceberg… Sorry, Lavender. Maybe next year. — THEGINISIN.COM

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