Hernö - Gin Juniper Cask, 50 cl

Hernö

It all started back in 1999 when Jon Hillgren went to London together with a few friends to start working as bartenders. He quickly discovered gin and instantly fell in love with it. During the years that followed, his passion for the drink evolved into gin crafting, and after copious amounts of gin tasting, academic studies and technical visits to distilleries around the world, Jon finally founded the Hernö Gin Distillery in 2011. At the time it was Sweden's first dedicated gin distillery and the world's northernmost gin distillery. As testament to Jon's dedication and passion for creating beautiful gin, Hernö was recently crowned the Gin Grand Master for the 2nd time.

The distillery is located in the village of Dala just outside the City of Härnösand in Ångermanland, Sweden. All part of the UNESCO world heritage area called The High Coast, it is an area of real natural beauty. Jon takes inspiration from this beauty to create a truly organic, artisan gin with the finest botanicals. To stay true to its Swedish heritage, the distillery is built in a traditional Swedish manor in wood painted in red and white. British Airways's in-flight magazine 'Highlife' describes it as the best distillery in the world to taste gin.

Hernö Juniper Cask Gin, 50 cl

Hernö Gin Distillery is the first distillery in the world to mature gin in casks made out of juniper wood. We have manufactured unique casks made of juniper wood only in cask size 39,25 liters. Our gin is gently matured for 30 days before bottled at 47%.

Hernö Juniper Cask Gin is intense, inviting and engaging. It has an herbal sweetness to start with followed by more intense juniper notes finishing with a long harmonious hint of citrus peel.

Hernö Juniper Cask Gin was released in London on the 9th of September 2013. During 2014 our Juniper Cask Gin was awarded with a Gold medal from International Spirits and Wine Competition (IWSC). Later on we received Master medals from the Global Gin Masters 2015 and 2016 for this unique gin. Hernö Juniper Cask Gin also received Gold Outstanding from IWSC 2015 together with Contemporary Gin Trophy. We are the only European gin distillery to receive this newly established award.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Fresh woodiness and junipery pine with soft citrus blossoms.

Palate: A sublime thick texture with gentle dryness. A lot of green juniper upfront with herbal pepper, followed by a mild vanilla sweetness.

Finish: Aromatic citrus and floral notes of coriander before a long lingering finish of sappy juniper.

Hernö Gin has been named the world's best gin for a gin and tonic by the world's foremost competition in alcoholic beverages, International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC).

Hernö Gin has a fantastic history of great achievements at the IWSC. Only the last year Hernö Gin Distillery was awarded Boutique Distiller of the Year, the Contemporary Gin Trophy and two Gold Outstanding. At this year's competition Hernö Gin was awarded the prestigious GIN & TONIC TROPHY as well as a Gold Outstanding, a Gold medal and five more medals. The International Wine and Spirits Competition is the largest and most prestigious spirits competition in the world with entries from 90 countries. In the gin category the competition received submissions from 150 distilleries world wide. The competition has 400 global experts judging the products and each sample is judged according to its class and treated with the same care and consideration. For the Gin and Tonic category all gins were mixed with Fever-Tree Tonic, without ice or garnish.Hernö Gin has been the most awarded gin in Europe for the last three years running, with 40+ international Master and Gold Medals. To add to this impressive collection, it was recently awarded the Boutique Distillery of the Year and the Contemporary Gin Trophy at the International Wine and Spirits Competition 2015 (IWSC) as well as two further Gold Outstanding awards.