NG Distillery Spiced Gin

NG Distillery Spiced Gin is a high-strength American craft gin made in Harvard, Illinois, and bottled at 50% ABV. Its purple-labelled bottle signals a style built around spice, with a recipe inspired by Caribbean spice traditions. Juniper gives the spirit its gin foundation, while clove, star anise, cinnamon and fennel seed draw the profile toward a warmer, more aromatic register. The elevated proof is part of the design: it gives these spices the weight needed to remain clear in a cocktail.

Spicy · Herbal

Clove and cinnamon provide the immediate warmth, with clove bringing a darker, more penetrating aromatic note and cinnamon a rounder sweet-spice quality. Star anise adds a liquorice-like perfume, while fennel seed extends that aniseed family in a greener, more herbal direction. Juniper keeps the combination structured and dry enough to remain a gin, creating a profile that has more spice breadth than a conventional dry ginDry ginGin with no perceptible sweetness: in the European Union, the word "dry" allows at most 0.1 g of sugar per litre.GlossarySee Dry gin gins without becoming a liqueur.

The nose is warm and aromatic, opening on baking spice, clove and anise before juniper emerges underneath.

On the palate, the 50% ABV bottling gives a firm, concentrated texture. Cinnamon and star anise broaden the middle of the mouth, and fennel adds a herbal lift around the warmer spices. The finish is long, spicy and dry, with juniper and liquorice-like notes carrying the last impression.

NG Distillery Spiced Gin can be enjoyed over a large cube, but it is particularly useful in classic cocktails that welcome spice. A short gin and tonic with a neutral tonic and an orange peel keeps the profile clean. It also adds character to a NegroniNegroniAn Italian cocktail of equal parts gin, sweet vermouth and red bitter (Campari), served over ice with orange peel. Born in Florence in 1919.Glossary, a Gin Old Fashioned or a winter MartiniDry MartiniGin and a little dry vermouth, stirred over ice and served in a well-chilled stemmed glass, with an olive or a twist.Glossary variation, where its clove and anise notes can replace the need for extra flavoured syrups.