Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin

Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin

We’d be crazy not to use the incredible calibre of cool climate fruit available to us in the Yarra Valley. So we steeped Yarra Valley Shiraz grapes in high proof Rare Dry Gin for eight weeks.

The fruit was de-stemmed but kept mainly as whole berries, and the tanks were kept cold and stirred daily. 

After eight weeks we pressed the fruit before blending with more Rare Dry Gin. 

The resultant gin is an incredibly rich, deep purple colour, which turns iridescent pink when mixed with tonic or soda. 

Aromatically is has fresh pine needles, citrus and spice, and a clear peppery, dense raspberry character. The palate is lovely and sweet with a long juniper and spice character on the finish.

Unlike Sloe Gin (which is less than 30% ABV), the alcohol is 37.8% so it packs a punch and is ideal in a range of cocktails, like Sam’s ‘Bloody Floradora’. We also love it straight on the rocks in all its pure purple glory, just with a slice of orange. Or in a fabulously colourful G&T!

Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin is best consumed within two years of vintage. The gin is unfiltered and may start to develop drier fruit characters beyond two years.

Flavour-wise it’s showing dark fruit, red berry and spice. There is also plenty of that classic Yarra Shiraz white pepper. And of course a lovely ginny character carries those grape aromas, making it unmistakably gin. The palate is lovely and sweet, with long juniper and spice characters to finish.
The ABV is 37.8%, unlike Sloe Gin where the alcohol less than 30%. So it packs a punch and is ideal in a range of cocktails. The gin is unfiltered, so it will develop secondary fruit characters beyond two years, and is best consumed within two years of vintage.

For more information go to https://www.fourpillarsgin.com.au/

Four Pillars Gin is a modern Australian Gin. The team wanted to create gin that represented contemporary Australian, classic, approachable, spiced to perfection and lifted with great citrus. Each flavour is distilled  together in a German made copper pot still called Wilma.

“Making gin anywhere would be exciting. But we don’t make gin anywhere. We make it here. In Australia. The most delicious, diverse and creative place on earth. And that’s why we get to combine intense creativity around gin with a huge passion for hospitality and gin-fuelled fun.”

As well as winning some of the most prestigious awards out there in their relatively short history, Four Pillars have shown themselves as true innovators within the category with their use of fresh, native Australian ingredients creating some of the most unique and exciting gins out there. They are lucky enough to have access to local native botanicals like lemon myrtle and Tassie pepper. And our signature is the use of whole fresh citrus in every gin.

They produce a range of spirits including these great gins.

To see our full range of Four Pillars gins go to https://www.auswinesonline.co.uk/?s=four+pillars