Leopolds American Small Batch Gin 40% 70cl

Description

Leopolds American Small Batch Gin is an American Small Batch Gin made by Leopold Bros at their family owned and operated small batch distillery located in Denver, Colorado. It was first released in 2001.

Brothers Todd and Scott Leopold came to distilling after successfull careers in the brewing and engineering industries respectively. Together, the Leopold Brothers designed and developed a unique distillery in which environmental sustainability is a daily practice, and the art and science of fermentation and distillation is practiced at the highest possible level. Handcrafted, hand bottled, hand labelled, and hand numbered, this small batch gin is truly unique.

As well as gin Leopold Bros produce a wide range of spirits including vodka and whiskies as well as many intriguing fruit and herbal liqueurs. They are known being a distillery that floor malts, mills, mashes, and ferments all the grains in their spirits. They operate one of only a few malting floors at a distillery outside of Scotland.

Master Distiller Todd Leopold handcrafts every batch in a small 40-gallon copper still, blending uniquely American botanicals like hand-zested Florida Oranges and California Pummelos (sic) with traditional botanicals including juniper, coriander, cardamon and orris root. These components lend citrus notes to the gin, and help distinguish American gins from their English counterparts. Secondly, all of the botanicals are distilled in fractions, meaning that each component is distilled separately and then blended together to create the finished spirit. Unlike mass-produced gins where the flavours can appear to be muddled together, and stronger spices such as juniper can overpower the balance of the gin, distilling in fractions allows each individual notes to be highlighted. The resulting Leopolds American Small Batch Gin is a softer, more refined, and more approachable spirit. Hand crafted, hand bottled, hand labelled, and hand numbered, this small batch gin is truly unique.