Geranium Gin Overproof

Geranium Gin is very mild and floral London Dry Gin. This is the overproof version with 55% abv. Geranium Gin combines the classical herbal taste of juniper with the floral taste of geranium in a very balanced way. A surprising ingredient we normally know from gardening. This Gin is a London Dry Gin, which means that all 10 botanicals (juniper, geranium, coriander seeds, lemon, orange, licorice, cassia, angelica, orris root and 1 secret) are distilled at once in a neutral grain spirit. The production of the Gin takes place in the U.K. (Birmingham to be precise) in a copper pot-still that is over a century old. Overall, we recommend Geranium Gin to people, who are looking for a mild, feminine Gin.

Geranium in a Gin, what is it all about?

Henrik Hammer, the master distiller, got aware of geranium as a potential botanical for his Gin because of the smell from the leaves. It is almost like a Gin and Tonic itself. When he made the chemical analysis of the plant, he found out that the significant oils in geranium (geraniol, geraniol formate, linalol, rose oxide, citronelol) are as well present in most fruits, vegetables and spices. Therefore, geranium did a theoretic good match with both Gin and wide variety of the mixers that bartenders uses today to make new and exciting cocktails.

The challenge was now to get the oils out of the geranium by distilling it in alcohol (normally the oils are extracted by vapor/steam pressure) to be able to end up with a London Gin. Fortunately his father was a chemist, having worked with essential oils for the perfume and food industry in decades, He supported him experimenting with the botanical and after a few weeks they managed to find out how the geranium should be processed, matured and distilled to get the oils out that they needed. The final recipe they have made provides the Gin with different tastes and flavors depending on which mixers are used. Due to the abilities of the oils mentioned before, Geranium Gin is also called the "chameleon" in the professional bartender world.