IN THE WELSH WIND Palo Cortado Cask Aged Gin
- SKU:
- 3940238
- UPC:
- 2310059437701
Master medal winner at The Gin Masters 2021.
The limited-edition Palo Cortado Cask Aged Gin from In the Welsh Wind Distillery takes their award-winning Signature Style Gin and finishes it in Sherry barrels for five to six months.
The base gin is inspired by Ceredigion’s maritime past and the culinary innovation it sparked. Ships built from Welsh oak would sail around the Iberian coast bringing back spices teas and fruit to the kitchens of Wales. That would give rise to delicacies such as bara brith and Welsh cakes. In homage to them the gin is crafted in small batches using orange and lemon ribbons nutmeg clove cassia bark (a close relative of cinnamon) galangal (for that gingery hit) and currants soaked in Earl Grey tea. There’s also juniper coriander bay leaf and orris root in the mix producing a rich oily and full-bodied gin perfect for barrel ageing…
Palo Cortado is the rarest and most intriguing style of Sherry coupling the aromatics of Amontillado the richer body of Oloroso and a subtle lactic quality. So the cask influence adds incredible depth to this gin layering toasted nuts creamy marzipan warm wood and Christmas cake notes over the marmalade dried fruit fiery spice tea tannins and pine tree. The result is probably the most festive gin we’ve ever tasted that isn’t marketed as such. Sip it neat over ice whip up a rich Negroni or mix it into a highball – we’re thinking ginger ale would work really well.
In the Welsh Wind Distillery can be found in a repurposed cow shed on the wild west coast overlooking Cardigan Bay. Using two copper pot stills called Meredith and Afanc they create award-winning gin bespoke spirits and pioneering grain-to-glass Welsh whisky.
SKU No.: 3940238
Style No.: 922018
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 43%
Volume: 700ml
Master medal winner at The Gin Masters 2021.
The limited-edition Palo Cortado Cask Aged Gin from In the Welsh Wind Distillery takes their award-winning Signature Style Gin and finishes it in Sherry barrels for five to six months.
The base gin is inspired by Ceredigion’s maritime past and the culinary innovation it sparked. Ships built from Welsh oak would sail around the Iberian coast bringing back spices teas and fruit to the kitchens of Wales. That would give rise to delicacies such as bara brith and Welsh cakes. In homage to them the gin is crafted in small batches using orange and lemon ribbons nutmeg clove cassia bark (a close relative of cinnamon) galangal (for that gingery hit) and currants soaked in Earl Grey tea. There’s also juniper coriander bay leaf and orris root in the mix producing a rich oily and full-bodied gin perfect for barrel ageing…
Palo Cortado is the rarest and most intriguing style of Sherry coupling the aromatics of Amontillado the richer body of Oloroso and a subtle lactic quality. So the cask influence adds incredible depth to this gin layering toasted nuts creamy marzipan warm wood and Christmas cake notes over the marmalade dried fruit fiery spice tea tannins and pine tree. The result is probably the most festive gin we’ve ever tasted that isn’t marketed as such. Sip it neat over ice whip up a rich Negroni or mix it into a highball – we’re thinking ginger ale would work really well.
In the Welsh Wind Distillery can be found in a repurposed cow shed on the wild west coast overlooking Cardigan Bay. Using two copper pot stills called Meredith and Afanc they create award-winning gin bespoke spirits and pioneering grain-to-glass Welsh whisky.
SKU No.: 3940238
Style No.: 922018