O de V - The Italian Gin - Black, 0.20cl, Gift Packaging

It was a long journey to our "Italian Gin". We started with a few basic ideas: combining the alcoholic base with our "Mediterranean vodka" and the idea of a complex, fragrant, sensual gin. I don't know how others make their gin, but we started by capturing the components of its soul: palatable, fruity, aromatic, full-bodied.

Then we just had to experiment to define each one. That's why I answer everyone who asks for the recipe: a love of experimentation, curiosity, and imagination. That's the recipe for our "Italian Gin". Then come capers, chinotto fruit, bergamot, citron, dried orange peel, cardamom, hibiscus, dried rosemary, vanilla pods, and more.

Marcello Bruschetti - The Creator

The Italian Gin - Black is a Dry Gin of wine origin (obtained by distilling partially fermented wine).

As with vodka, we also pursue the idea of "MEDITERRANEAN DISTILLATE" with gin. The Mediterranean means sun. The sun means roundness, softness, complexity, explosive aromas.

We pursued this idea and tried to determine the recipe for the botanicals that characterize "Black" and "White". Black is a very fragrant, complex, and elegant gin, quite soft, but less soft than the "White" variant due to a lower presence of vanilla beans, the absence of figs, and a slight smoky note from rosemary. In short, a "super gin" that makes a Gin and Tonic such a pleasant and satisfying experience that it becomes an alternative to wine.

• Product type: Gin of wine origin (i.e. made from grapes and wine)
• Alcohol content: 47% Vol.
• First year of production: 2017
• Distillation system: Discontinuous still with direct steam, followed by a bain-marie still
• Production technique: Blending
• Color: Crystal clear, but not completely colorless