Four Pillars Sherry Cask Gin / 43.8% / 0.5l
- Four Pillars Distillery founded 2013 by Stuart Gregor, Cameron Mackenzie and Matt Jones is located in Yarra Valley, close to Melbourne.
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 includes juniper, coriander, cardamom, lemon myrtle, Tasmanian peppercorn leaf, cinnamon, lavender, angelica, anise and orange. The Sherry Cask Gin presented here debuted in 2018. It is produced in a solera system consisting of 42 sherry casks and Australian Apera fortified wine casks. A dash of Amontillado sherry is added to enrich the palette. Maturation lasts about a year and only the contents of the lowest row of barrels reach the bottling plant.
Four Pillars Sherry Cask Gin offers an unusual combination of juniper, pine needles and anise with the sweetness of dried fruit complemented by a hint of roasted nuts. The producer recommends serving it as is, with ice or in a Tuxedo cocktail.