Non Vintage
DO ETG Mahon-Menorca
Ritual Of Distillation:
With a history stretching back nearly one hundred years, Xoriguer is the result of meticulous manual distillation in wood fuelled copper stills, using the best wine alcohol (rather than the more commonly used grain alcohol) and fresh juniper berries. A number of other aromatics are added to create the gin’s bouquet, but these remain a closely guarded secret.
A blend of wine, alcohol and water is boiled in the copper still, to produce a vapour. The wine alcohol used has no taste of grapes or wine. It therefore absorbs the scent of wild juniper and other aromatics in a completely different way to grain-based gins, which is one of the keys to Xoriguer’s unique flavour and aroma. The vapour passes through a copper basket in the neck of the still, which contains the botanicals; each time it passes through it becomes a little more infused with their distinctive scents and flavours. The vapour is carefully heated and cooled repeatedly, allowing it to pass through the berries and herbs several times.
Only when it has become saturated with their flavour, is it allowed to condense within the coil, where it forms a clear liquid and drips into jars. It is then stored in large oak barrels, where its colour, flavour and aroma remain unchanged until it is bottled. Unlike most gins, which are distilled in a concentrated form and then diluted with water for bottling, Xoriguer is distilled with such meticulous care that it emerges from the still ready to be tasted, at about its final strength of 38% alcohol.
Xoriguer Gin is one of the few gins to be recognised throughout the EU as a local speciality with a geographic designation of origin, ETG Mahon-Menorca.
Tasting Notes:
Color: Gin Xoriguer is bright and clear.
Aromas: Aroma mild juniper, herbs and fruit.
Palate: Light-bodied, flavored with juniper and herbs like rosemary and thyme with a subtle clove undertone.
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