KZYX Public Radio – KZYX Spring 2017 Online Auction
Auction Ends: Jul 1, 2017 01:00 PM PDT

Food & Gourmet Items

One Bottle of Russell Henry Dark Gin

Item Number
KZYX 17 1007
Estimated Value
60 USD
Sold
46 USD to jtc7a0e89
Number of Bids
3  -  Bid History

Item Description

From the talented people at American Craft Whiskey Distillery and Tamar Distillery, this is a singlular gift item, for a good friend or family member, or perhaps for yourself.

Here is one bottle of Russell Henry Dark Gin aged one year in used, Germain-Robin Limousin oak barrels and used bourbon barrels. Scarce. Ranked world’s highest gin and no.11 on Paul Pacult’s list of the 100 best spirits. Distilled by Crispin Cain using real fruit and rare botanicals on both a small Holstein and the 13HL Germain-Robin antique cognac still. “Absolutely amazing” – Charles Bogle.

The gins we are familiar with are mostly “London Dry”gins, column-still spirits derived from corn, grains, or even sugar beets, flavored with juniper (otherwise it can’t be called gin) and usually other flavoring agents/botanicals, natural or artificial. There are other types of gin, and the spirit has an interesting social history: see the Wikipedia article on gin. Russell Henry uses a wheat-based grain-neutral spirit redistilled on the Germain-Robin 16HL cognac still, and also on a small Holstein potstill, following infusion with juniper and several other aromatics; the ginger version is additionally infused with organic ginger, the lime version with limes and their leaves.

 

Item Special Note

The bottle is available for shipping within California at an additional cost of $15, or arrangements may be made to pick up at the tasting room in Ukiah.

100% of the proceeds benefit KZYX.