Wien Gin Vienna Dry Gin Gustav Klimt (700ml) CS20231026 black licorice and pepper on

black licorice and pepper on the edges

sitting just north of the Bordeaux suburbs on a tongue of gravel that pokes south of where the Haut-Medoc proper begins

and violet aromas give way to soft tannins and savory notes of brown spice

soft enough acidity to keep things easygoing

infusion over extraction

Wien Gin Vienna Dry Gin Gustav Klimt (700ml) CS20231026 black licorice and pepper onVienna finally has a gin worth the name. Three friends who call themselves the Kesselbruder, the kettle brothers, started Wien Gin in 2012 as a love letter to their city, and they now make it with Hans Reisetbauer, whose distillery in Axberg is one of the most exacting in Austria. The base is high grade wheat from a neighboring farm, distilled and refined at Reisetbauer, with a dozen botanicals hand macerated and pure spring water bringing it to 43%.