Name: Gin Pigskin Silvio Carta
SKU: 10147
Availability: InStock

Gin Pigskin Silvio Carta

$54.99

Wild juniper berries are hand-gathered from plants that grow by the Sardinian coastline (on the beach) and are used fresh (not dried) in the distillation process. The berries are then transported to the distillery in special cane baskets to ensure they do not get damaged.

Juniper berries, myrtle, thyme, fennel, sage and lemon peel are added to the infusion which is aged for 12 months in chestnut barrels which were previously used to age Vernaccia di Oristano wine.

A spicy gin with aromas of aromatic herbs, nutmeg and toasted vanilla. It is soft, round, and warm on the palate with gentle spice and lingering earthy, toasted notes on the finish.

Categories: Liqueurs, Sardegna SKU: N/A Tag: Gin

Description

Silvio Carta Gin Pigskin 700ml

https://www.silviocarta.it/en/project/pigskin/

Area: Sardegna/ Sardinia

Type: London Dry.

Bottle size: 70 cl.

Alcohol content: 40% Vol.

Appearance: straw yellow with light pink gold nuances.

Aroma: the engaging scent of maquis and aromatic herbs, together with spicy notes of nutmeg and sweeter tones of butter and vanilla.

Taste: soft, round and warm on the palate. Enveloping and structured, it can engage all the palate, dominating with a lingering toasted note.

Following the huge success of GINIU, the 100% Sardinian Gin, Silvio Carta wants to try to again throw himself headlong into a new product, manufactured using the same principle but via a different process. Same botanical species with minimal distribution, but in more quantity: juniper, myrtle, thyme, fennel, sage and lemon zest with the transfer into centenary Sardinian chestnut barrels where Vernaccia was aged before. This is a key passage for the incredible softness and the unique properties of the PIGSKIN Gin. The name comes from a bizarre close encounter with wild boars during the harvest of the botanical species used in Gin production. Instead of running away at the sight of humans, the wild boars remained in the area to nose around. Ideal and surprising for an Italian Gin & Tonic.