Normindia Distilled Gin (France) / 41.4% / 0.7l

Normidia Gin is the creation of Pierre Martin Neuhaus, a third-generation representative of Domaine du Coquerel, a producer of high-class calvados.

During a months-long journey through India, Pierre discovered new aromas and flavors that inspired the creation of the formula for the "perfect gin". After returning from India, he worked in France and the States, where he discovered hundreds of alcoholic beverages, but gin remained his life's mission. In the past, his family experimented with gin; Pierre found an old family book "La Chymie du Goût et de l'Odorat" (The Chemistry of Taste and Smell) containing a recipe for a juniper distillate that King Louis XV liked. The current formula contains 15 botanical ingredients, we do not know the full list, but they certainly include juniper berries, oranges, apples, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, coriander and lilies. They are macerated for four to twelve days in their own spirit, then distilled in a small still. In 2022, Normidia gin won a silver medal at the International Wine & Spirits Competition.

In the aromatic bouquet of gin we discover green apples and oranges balanced with ginger and cloves and to a lesser extent juniper. In taste a combination of apples, orange peel and oriental spices. We recommend serving with Fever Tree Mediterranean tonic with the addition of lemon peel and a piece of apple.