Product description
Gin Mare (“mare” translates from Latin to “ocean”) is a creation of Mark and Manuel Jr. Giró, grandsons of Manuel Giró Sr. who in the 1940s launched Gin MG, one of the Spain’s biggest selling gins.
The formula of Gin Mare was developed in 2007 in collaboration with Global Premium Brands. After conducting countless number of experiments the brothers chose Arbequina olives as their local botanical; other ingredients are lemons from Lleida, sweet oranges from Seville, bitter oranges from Valencia, juniper berries, basil, coriander, thyme and rosemary. Citrus fruits are macerated for an entire year in neutral spirit of around 50% abv, while most of other botanicals are macerated separately for around 36 hours then individually distilled. Once the six different distillations have taken place, they are blended with more neutral spirit and water to create Gin Mare. The gin is produced in a converted chapel at Destilerias Miguel Guanse in the small town of Vilanova on the Costa Dorada in Spain. The Gin Mare Lantern Edition contains 700ml bottle sitting inside a beautiful lantern adorned with Arbequina olives leaves.
Gin Mare brings Mediterranean combination of citrus and herbs, with palate rich in basil, rosemary and thyme, succulent back olives and citrus zest. We strongly recommend serving it with 1724 Tonic Water or Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic garnished with basil or rosemary.