315 Upstairs Heidelberg Dry Gin

Whenever someone is looking for a fruity gin, the name of 315 Upstairs Gin always comes up. Hardly any other gin tastes as fruity and refreshing in the form of an ice-cold gin and tonic as the Upstairs Gin from Heidelberg.

The 315 Upstairs Dry Gin has a pleasant juniper note and is accompanied by fruity blueberry in combination with fine bergamot aromas. Have you noticed the play on words yet? HEIDELbeere and BERGamotte - tadaa!

But that's not the only hidden message in the name: The 315 Upstairs Gin symbolizes the 315 steps from Heidelberg's old town to the historic castle. Incidentally, this numerical concept runs through all Upstairs gins. In the 535 Upstairs Chassalla Dry Gin, the number represents the 535 steps in the Kassel Bergpark up to Hercules. The 144 Square Gin, on the other hand, represents the 144 squares of Mannheim's city center.

Christopher Wloka is behind these games of numbers and flavors. After training as a hotel manager and completing an apprenticeship as a chef, which taught him how to handle a wide variety of flavors and ingredients, his path led him indirectly to his vocation of developing an award-winning gin. While he was still studying at Germany's oldest hotel management school, he developed the 315 Upstairs Heidelberg Dry Gin as part of a project and fortunately realized early on that it had what it takes for great things. In fact, the gin won two gold medals at the Frankfurt International Spirit Trophies in 2020.

315 Upstairs Heidelberg Dry Gin is handcrafted in a small manufactory in Heidelberg. Naturally, Upstairs gin is made entirely without artificial flavors or other additives.

The perfect gin and tonic treat:

First of all, you can also drink the gin perfectly straight. Even if you or your friends/family are not pure drinkers, it is really worth smelling the Upstairs Gin and taking in the pleasant fruity notes of blueberries.

Heidelberg gin goes best with a rather restrained, light tonic water such as Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic. This brings out the best in the delicious, fruity aromas of Upstairs Gin.

Preparation: 4cl 315 Upstairs Gin, 10cl tonic water, lots of ice cubes, garnish with plenty of fresh blueberries

Preparation:

Hand-picked blueberries from Oberkirch in the Black Forest and sun-ripened bergamots form the unique fruity note in 315 Upstairs Dry Gin. In order to guarantee this unique taste throughout, the Upstairs team travels to the Ortenau district once a year to collect the freshly harvested blueberries. The botanicals macerate for 72 hours in a clay pot during the production process, and we do not use any artificial flavorings.

Recommendation: Its character as a delicate mixer with a floral top note makes Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic Water the perfect complement to 315 Upstairs Dry Gin. Combined with fresh blueberries, lemongrass and a lime zest, the long drink unfolds its full potential.