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AQVALVCE Dry Gin
Perfect Serve & Note
Best enjoyed with Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic Water, garnished with 
Fresh bay leaf and lemon peel.
Recommended TonicFever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic Water
Garnish
Fresh bay leaf and lemon peelAQVALVCE Dry Gin
Dry Gin · 47 % ABV · IT
Story
Long infusionsInfusionFruit or plants are steeped in the spirit to release their flavour. Done after distillation, infusion often adds colour too, and the gin can no longer be called London Dry.Glossary and two small historic copper stills define AQVALVCE 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. Distilleria dell’Alpe was founded in 1948 by Ferruccio De Bernard in San Pietro di Feletto, near Treviso, and the gin is distilled in two 100-litre copper stills dating from the Second World War. Fresh herbs are infused for more than fifteen days before distillation. Bottled at 47% ABV, the result gives its twelve-botanical recipe enough concentration to remain dry, herbal and distinctly Italian.
Dry · Spicy · Herbal
Six botanicals establish the main direction: juniper, cumin, bay leaf, hops, caraway and coriander. Juniper supplies pine and resin, while coriander gives a brighter spice. Cumin and caraway bring warm, savoury tones, bay leaf contributes a dry balsamic character, and hops adds a green bitterness. The ingredients do not aim for a citrus-dominated style; they build depth through herbs, seeds and the measured bitterness of hops and bay.
The nose opens with juniper and aromatic herbs before cumin and caraway add a warmer, more savoury register.
Palate
On the palate, 47% ABV gives the gin a firm attack and keeps each botanical clear. Coriander lifts the centre, bay leaf gives a clean herbal edge, and hops stretches the finish with a fine bitterness. Juniper returns at the end, accompanied by dry spice and a balsamic freshness rather than sweetness.
Serve
AQVALVCE Dry Gin works well in a 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, where its herb and seed character can remain unhidden. In a gin and tonic, pour 5 cl over clear iceClear iceIce without air bubbles, made by slow, directional freezing. Denser, it melts more slowly and dilutes less.Glossary, add 12 cl of Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic WaterMediterranean tonicA tonic with less bitterness and sugar, scented with herbs and citrus (rosemary, thyme, lemon). It leaves more room for the gin's botanicals.Glossary and garnish with one fresh bay leaf and a thin lemon peel. The tonic’s softer herbal character supports bay and hops, while lemon brings just enough brightness to separate coriander and cumin without turning the drink into a citrus-led serve.
Bay Leaf Mediterranean Gin & Tonic
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Bay Leaf Mediterranean Gin & Tonic
ExpertAdvice
Bruise the bay leaf only once along its central vein. Its balsamic aroma should support the hops and cumin rather than dominate the first sip.
Recommended Tonic
Garnish
Fresh bay leaf and lemon peelInstructions
Fill a chilled balloon glassCopa glassA large stemmed balloon glass, popularised by the Spanish gin and tonic: it stays cold for longer and gathers the aromas above the drink.Glossary with abundant clear iceClear iceIce without air bubbles, made by slow, directional freezing. Denser, it melts more slowly and dilutes less.Glossary, pour 5 cl of AQVALVCE 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 and add 12 cl of Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic WaterMediterranean tonicA tonic with less bitterness and sugar, scented with herbs and citrus (rosemary, thyme, lemon). It leaves more room for the gin's botanicals.Glossary.
Stir once and finish with fresh bay leaf and lemon peel.
Flavors
Dry
Spicy
Herbal
Ingredients
- Juniper berries
- Coriander seeds
- Cumin seeds
- Caraway
- bay leaf
- Hops
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