Product description
Based in the Yarra Valley, near Melbourne, Four Pillars Distillery is a 2013 investment by Stuart Gregor, Cameron Mackenzie and Matt Jones.
The four pillars of the company are: copper stills made by the German company Carl; water from the Yarra Valley naturally filtered through eucalyptus groves and dense forest undergrowth; botanicals and… a little bit of love. Four Pillars Gin is distilled by Cameron Mackenzie, who after a 15-year career in the wine sector retrained as a distiller. The standard Four Pillars gin formula lists juniper, coriander, cardamom, lemon myrtle, Tasmanian peppercorn leaf, cinnamon, lavender, angelica, anise and orange. In 2015, the company introduced Bloody Shiraz Gin, which was produced using Shiraz grapes, which are macerated in standard Four Pillars gin for about eight weeks. No sugar is added in the process. In 2016, Four Pillars Blood Shiraz Gin won a gold medal at the World Spirit Awards.
Compared to the standard version, Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin offers slightly tempered notes of juniper, but more berries, herbs and a pleasant aftertaste of baked plums. The producer recommends serving it as is or with ice and a slice of orange.