LièGin Original

In Liège, LièGin started its range with this bottle. LièGin Original is the house's foundational gin, organic and bottled at 43%, and the brief behind it was a gin that carries a local identity while staying accessible and balanced enough for both classic long drinks and modern cocktails. It is the reference point for the rest of the range, which includes the Val-Dieu collaboration with the abbey brewery and the organic North Sea edition made with seaweed.

Organic · Fruity · Herbal

The recipe is short to describe and precise in intent: juniper as the structural backbone, completed by a selection of red and black fruits. The fruit is there for freshness and roundness rather than for sweetness, and that distinction matters. Red fruits bring a bright, slightly tart edge; black fruits add depth and a darker, juicier register. Together they widen the gin without pulling it towards the sweet fruit gins that often use the same ingredients with sugar added. Herbal nuances sit around them and keep the profile from becoming purely fruit-driven.

On the nose, juniper comes first, followed by fresh red berries and darker fruit.

On the palate the gin is smooth and balanced: juniper sets the structure, the fruit brings a soft, juicy character through the middle, and the herbal notes extend the aromatic range. The texture is supple with a moderate weight, which holds up well once diluted, and the finish is fresh and persistent, fruit and herbs echoing over juniper. Distilling is entrusted to Radermacher, in Raeren, a house with more than 175 years behind it, and the half-litre bottle carries Certisys organic certification.

Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic Water adds a floral lift that suits the red fruit without masking the juniper. The garnish takes the recipe literally: a skewer of fresh red and black berries laid across the top, so each sip picks up the same fruit the gin was built around. Keep the berries whole, since crushed fruit clouds the drink and tips it towards sweetness.