Archie Rose Distilling Co is launching Smoked Gin – an intense smoked gin featuring ironbark smoked water, juniper, native thyme, wattleseed, caraway and a small amount of distilled chocolate malt.
It’s the second release under the Archie Rose Concepts label, reserved for the rarest and most interesting releases.
The gin is a result of the R&D phase of Archie Rose’s recent Summer Bush Gin when Master Distiller, Dave Withers borrowed the wood-fired oven from Archie Rose’s neighbour, Three Blue Ducks to create a smoked water using large hand-cut blocks of ice and sustainably sourced NSW ironbark to fuel the fire.
“The smoked water is really engaging and strong, so while originally earmarked for our Summer Bush Gin to symbolise the sense and character of Australia’s most iconic, yet challenging season, we thought it deserved its own release under the Archie Rose Concepts label,” Withers said.
Smoked Gin is a dry, savoury gin with rich, earthy notes and roasted nuts along with accents of barbecue and a blush colour serving as a postscript to a long, hot Australian summer.
This gin sings when served with grapefruit juice, soda water or in citrus forward prohibition classics like a Penicillgin next to smoked meats, barbecued prawns and wood-fired bread.
“Our nature at Archie Rose is to be innovative and progressive,”
said founder, Will Edwards. “We can be quite restless, and being a young company, we like to explore. Smoked Gin is a great example of why we created Archie Rose Concepts as it highlights the R&D process that goes into our limited release products and also how we discover unique flavour profiles during the blending process of each release.”
Archie Rose Smoked Gin will be available from March 4 at selected bars, independent bottle shops, the Archie Rose Bar and www.archierose.com.au. RRP: $99
