We can’t wait to share his great enthusiasm for Ginato Gin and his love of everything Italian with consumers across the UK in the coming months and years ahead.’’ We use the grape in the base alcohol, combining a considered blend of grape and grain spirit. The grape spirit fundamentally provides a unique texture to the gin, and when we redistill our base spirit to make gin, we also add Pinot Grigio grape as one of the botanicals to bring about the underlying aroma and flavor of this most popular of wines. Combine this with Sardinian citrus and we land on a particularly clean, crisp, citrus-forward gin with hints of apple and pear from our grape choice. Kirker Greer recently expanded its team and named ex-Dead Rabbit bartender Peter Moore as global educator and ambassador across its portfolio, as well as Matt Bell as its operations manager. Having the calibre of Gino D’Acampo join us at Ginato, with his expert knowledge of Italian flavour and ingredients, it is a really exciting time for the development of the brand.

The Ginato collection is defined by its commitment to authentically representing Italian produce. Each variant in the range is meticulously crafted by distilling the gin with a specific type of Italian wine grape. This results in a distinctive flavour profile that not only reflects the character of the gin but also the nuanced notes of the grape it's distilled with. If the Comte de Grasse is out of your price range, you can still capture the feel of southern France in this well-priced Provence gin. As pale pink as the region’s famed rosé, there’s a dry ‘countryside in the heat’ feel to it, with flavours of peppercorns and thyme. It’s great with tonic, where there’s enough punch that the spirit is distinctly gin, but also a gentle sweetly aromatic finish. Summery. Alc 40% Opihr Aromatics Bitters Gin is a savory led gin with a distinctive bitter note from cascarilla bark, along with burnt orange and fragrant myrrh. The judging panel described it as: Over the last decade, propelled by the expansion of the craft distilling industry, gin has had a veritable explosion of expressions. At last count there were more than 6,000 different expressions of gin and the number continues to increase each year.You have to be brave to oak-age gin, but this tiny distillery on the island of Hven between Sweden and Denmark has pulled it off well. A light and wheaty gin, with a touch of sweet spice, the oak acts almost as a binding agent on which the other elements sit shyly. It’s textural rather than aromatic, but very smooth with a dry finish. Good Martini gin. Alc 40% Italian gin brand Ginato has appointed TV chef Gino D’Acampo as its maestro del gusto (master of flavour). Italian chef Gino D’Acampo will create food recipes to pair with the Ginato Gin range The Clementino expression adds clementine oranges to the blend, resulting in a ‘vibrant orange’ colour. Meanwhile, the Pompelmo expression is made from Sicilian pink grapefruit peel, giving the liquid a rose-pink tint. Not surprisingly, almost half of the Gold Outstanding medalist were from the UK. Stylistically, these gins ran the gamut from historic, to traditional, to fruit based and contemporary styled gins.

Dara: Did you always know you wanted to use Pinot Grigio grapes or was there a sort of trial and error?

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We are seeing exceptional growth and success with Ginato in the Australian market and we look forward to continuing to build on that success with our partners.” Richard Ryan: There is a beauty in variety and we use the grape in the base alcohol, combining a considered blend of grape and grain spirit. The grape spirit fundamentally provides a unique texture to the gin, and when we redistill our base spirit to make gin, we also add Pinot Grigio grape as one of the botanicals to bring about the underlying aroma and flavor of this most popular of wines. Combine this with Sardinian citrus and we land on a particularly clean, crisp, citrus-forward gin with hints of apple and pear from our grape choice. By expertly blending the finest Italian juniper berries, botanicals and grape, we have created a collection of wonderful gins that are both extremely unique and exude the true essence of Italy.