Harvey Nichols Wine Shops Launch No.209 Gin Exclusively Nationwide
No.209 Gin, the 5 times distilled gin from the Edge Hill distillery in Napa Valley, California, is now available exclusively from Harvey Nichols Wine Shops nationwide and in Dublin, priced at £45 / 65 euros (1 litre).
A recent winner of Imbibe magazine's highly coveted 'Best in Class' award, this groundbreaking American gin is one of the most exciting spirits to hit the UK for a long time. No.209 is marked out by a unique medley of base botanicals, a super-smooth mouth feel (acquired through the five step process distillation) and an original and eye-catching bottle presentation.
Developed using rare ingredients and eight all-natural botanicals sourced from around the world; the 209 recipe is created with a Napa winemaker's passionate attention to detail. The smoothness and unique taste is created from the fruity notes of juniper (Tuscany), the warmth of coriander (Romania), the lemony undertones of cardamom (Guatemala), the cinnamon aromas of cassia (Indonesia), and bergamot orange (Calabria), all blended to provide the citrus elements within this complex gin. To add to the flavour, the creation team expertly took the juniper berry heritage a step further by fusing it with citrus, exotic fruits and spices.
Maturating overnight, the slow soaking eases the natural flavouring from the botanicals so the gin is bright and never bitter. The traditional single-shot distillation process, which takes 11 hours not including the maturation process, uses the finest corn grain and ensures that the heads and tails are discarded from every distillation and only the finest 'heart' of each small, handcrafted batch is bottled, providing a smooth, complex, intense and long flavour.
In 1882, in Napa Valley, the 209th distillery began creating award-winning spirits and the distillery was revived in 2005 by food and wine entrepreneur Leslie Rudd. Everything at No.209 is crafted with the highest quality in mind and the research for No.209 Gin held to this ideology in crafting a new offering. Leslie's team is led by the belief that smaller distillery companies like 'Distillery No.209' have a role to play in bringing innovative products, new ideas and fresh enthusiasm to the distilled spirits industry.