Vietnam Spiced Roselle Gin

• Vietnamese spiced hibiscus gin produced by Sông Cái Distillery in Hanoi, Vietnam
• Native and heirloom Vietnamese botanicals include Sim (rose myrtle berry), hibiscus buds, thảo quả (black cardamom), chanh thanh yên (citron), and hạt dổi seed
• Juniper sourced from Macedonia; all other botanicals locally sourced in collaboration with Vietnamese highland mountain communities
• Neutral spirit produced from rice and molasses
• Botanicals are grouped by their flavor profiles and volatility, macerated in neutral spirit, and separately distilled before blending
• Distilled in direct-fire copper alembic pot stills
• Rose myrtle berries and hibiscus buds macerated in gin base for 1 year
• Lightly sweetened with rose myrtle berries and sugar
• Cascading layers of tannic fruit and woodsy spice from nose to finish with notes of rose myrtle berry and hibiscus along with licorice, cinnamon, pickled plum, dried fig, and ginger
• 32.5% ABV

Rooted in traditional Vietnamese fruit liqueurs, Sông Cái Spiced Roselle Gin is all at once evocative of a sloe gin, sorrel, and light amaro. Bitter, spicy, and herbaceous, this uniquely Vietnamese expression is low enough in sugar and high enough in proof to function as a base spirit or modifier in cocktails. Try it a highball with ginger beer or in cocktails such as a Sloe Gin Fizz or Gin Rickey.

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