Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin
We’d be crazy not to use the incredible calibre of cool climate fruit available to us in the Yarra Valley. So we steeped Yarra Valley Shiraz grapes in high proof Rare Dry Gin for eight weeks.
The fruit was de-stemmed but kept mainly as whole berries, and the tanks were kept cold and stirred daily.
After eight weeks we pressed the fruit before blending with more Rare Dry Gin.
The resultant gin is an incredibly rich, deep purple colour, which turns iridescent pink when mixed with tonic or soda.
Aromatically is has fresh pine needles, citrus and spice, and a clear peppery, dense raspberry character. The palate is lovely and sweet with a long juniper and spice character on the finish.
Unlike Sloe Gin (which is less than 30% ABV), the alcohol is 37.8% so it packs a punch and is ideal in a range of cocktails, like Sam’s ‘Bloody Floradora’. We also love it straight on the rocks in all its pure purple glory, just with a slice of orange. Or in a fabulously colourful G&T!
Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin is best consumed within two years of vintage. The gin is unfiltered and may start to develop drier fruit characters beyond two years.
Flavour-wise it’s showing dark fruit, red berry and spice. There is also plenty of that classic Yarra Shiraz white pepper. And of course a lovely ginny character carries those grape aromas, making it unmistakably gin. The palate is lovely and sweet, with long juniper and spice characters to finish.
The ABV is 37.8%, unlike Sloe Gin where the alcohol less than 30%. So it packs a punch and is ideal in a range of cocktails. The gin is unfiltered, so it will develop secondary fruit characters beyond two years, and is best consumed within two years of vintage.
To find out more about the Four Pillars distillery go to https://www.fourpillarsgin.com.au/
To see our full range of gins go to https://veganwineonline.co.uk/product-category/four-pillars/
£53.00 a bottle
24 in stock
Four Pillars Gin.
The journey to becoming an award-winning gin distillery began when They took delivery of a first custom-built still made by Carl of Germany.
It all started back in 2013 with three mates and one extraordinary copper still. We called her Wilma (after Cameron’s beautiful late mother), and she has since been joined by Jude, Eileen, Beth and Coral. Six years later, in 2019, Four Pillars Gin was named the world’s leading gin producer by the IWSC in London. We won again in 2020, making Australia’s favourite gin officially the world’s best.
In 2015 Four Pillars made their home in Healesville, Yarra Valley in what was once a timber yard. Four Pillars Distillery brings together everything under one roof. They make and experiment with gin on one side, while serving up drinks and tastings on the other.
Making gin anywhere would be exciting. But they don’t make gin anywhere. They make it here, In Australia. The most delicious, diverse and creative place on earth. And that’s why they get to combine intense creativity around gin with a huge passion for hospitality and gin-fuelled fun
They are lucky enough to have access to local native botanicals like lemon myrtle and Tassie pepper. And their signature is the use of whole fresh citrus in every gin.
At Four Pillars they make modern Australian gins. They bring deliciousness to all types of gin from classic dry and barrel-aged, to navy strength and our unique Bloody Shiraz. So go ahead and buy gin, and enjoy the convenience of having Australia’s best gin delivered to your door!
Four Pillars Gin
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