Teuchtler Sommer Gin

Raspberries and rhubarb give Teuchtler Sommer Gin its summer character. Roman Scheuringer makes it by hand in small batchesSmall batchProduction in small quantities per distillation run, often in a small still. The term has no legal definition.Glossary in Peuerbach, Upper Austria, diluting the spirit with rock water from the nearby Mühlviertel, using no additives or artificial flavourings, checking each batch by taste and labelling every bottle by hand. It is sold in 500 ml bottles at 44% ABV.

Citrus · Organic · Woody · Herbal

The recipe is long and precise: juniper, coriander, lemon, angelica rootAngelicaThe root of a tall umbellifer, earthy and musky. After juniper and coriander it is the most common botanical: it binds the aromas and holds the finish.Glossary, ginger, licorice, orris rootOrris rootIris rhizome dried for years, then ground. Powdery and violet-like, it mainly works as a fixative that binds and lengthens the other aromas.Glossary, calamus root, hibiscus flowers, elderflowers, raspberries, peppermint and rhubarb. The classic roots, angelica, orris and calamus, give the gin a firm base, while raspberry, rhubarb and hibiscus add red fruit, tartness and colour, elderflower brings a floral note and peppermint a cool, green lift.

Falstaff's tasters found red fruit coming alive on the first nose, raspberry first, then sorrel and redcurrant behind it; on the palate lighter accents join, and cowslip and elderflower give the juniper a friendly face. The gin scored 90 points in the Falstaff Gin Trophy 2025, and the combination of fruit, flowers and roots keeps it lively without losing its gin structure.

It has also collected a Contemporary Style Silver from the 2026 World Gin Awards, a place among the finalists of the 2026 Gin Guide Awards and first prize at Das Goldene Stamperl in 2024. With tonic, a light one lets the raspberry and elderflower lead, and a few raspberries with a sprig of fresh mint repeat the fruit and the peppermint. The same producer also makes the original Teuchtler Gin, a classic London DryLondon DryA style, not a place of origin: every flavour comes from distilling natural botanicals. After distillation only water and a trace of sugar may be added, with no flavouring or colouring.GlossarySee London Dry gins.