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More information about Rhein-Sieg Spirit of Sankt Augustin
We speak of New Make, Moonshiner, White Dog or New Spirit when the freshly distilled malt spirit has not yet seen the inside of a barrel. It is the basis for our whiskey, which is currently maturing and is distilled by Frank Ginsberg in Windeck. For the bottling of our New Spirit, the distillate is reduced to a drinking strength of 44% by volume, unlike for cask maturation, where it has over 60% vol. when the casks are filled.
It is punchy but not sharp, has subtle hints of fruit on the nose and palate, and even so young hints at the malty-sweet aromas used for the partly carared malt, reminiscent of caramel and pastry. Fruit, caramel and grandma's cookies - delicious!
The name is a reference to the "Spirit of St. Louis" and so the label is also adorned with an airplane - both a reference to our home in Hangelar with its airfield, which has been in operation for over 100 years and is thus the oldest still operating airfield in Germany.
Rhein-Sieg Single Malt New Make; 500ml; 44% Vol.
| Location: | Saint Augustine |
| Country: | Germany |
| Content: | 0,5 Liter |
| Manufacturer: | wacholdas?! |
| Grain and malt varieties: | Barley |
| Drink type: | Whisky |
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Our gin comes from Sankt Augustin-Hangelar in the Rhineland. Carrots used to be grown here because of the sandy heath soil around the Hangelar airfield, which has been in operation since 1909. We wanted to create a product with local color, Murre (Rhenish for carrots) Gin in fact. So Murre Gin is definitely a tribute to our Rhenish roots - "Remember where you come from". After the decision for the carrot was made, we experimented at home with different botanicals, the results were tasted in the circle of friends. At some point, the basic desired composition was found and we turned to Frank Ginsberg, who was to become the distiller of our juniper. Together with him, the recipe got a final polish and since summer 2018 we now produce small batches of about 300 bottles with 44% Vol. We want to remain familiar and at the base and still deliver quality. That this is the case was found by...
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