The Barr Hill Gin Gift Pack comprises two of their gins as well as an enamel tumbler with the Barr Hill logo. The award-winning Barr Hill Gin (45% ABV) is a London dry-style gin that, unlike other gins, uses only one botanical during distillation — juniper. The rest of its complex, gentle flavor profile comes from the raw honey (made at one of Hardie’s nearly 2,000 colonies), which is added during a second distillation. The second gin in the pack, Tom Cat Reserve Gin (43% ABV), begins its life as Barr Hill Gin. Following distillation, which occurs in a 25-gallon recycled stainless steel still (a testament to Hardie’s commitment to environmental sustainability), the gin is matured for three to four months in new American oak casks.
Barr Hill Tom Cat Reserve Gin Tasting Notes
Nose: Wood, Pepper, Pine.
Palate: Oak, Caramel, Wood, Honey.
Finish: Bold, Rich, Sweet.
Barr Hill Gin Tasting Notes
Nose: Floral aromas with clover, alfalfa, and goldenrod.
Palate: Round and viscous, with notes of juniper and honey.
Finish: Lingering
Distillery Information
In the early 18th century, the rolling hills of Vermont’s landscape were dotted with numerous breweries and micro-distilleries. In 1852, however, yielding to the state’s temperance movement, Vermont banned alcohol and shuttered the state’s burgeoning craft spirits industry. Though alcohol was legalized again in 1933, Vermont’s Prohibition movement cast a long shadow, and distilleries across the state remained dormant for decades. Today, on the banks of the Lamoille River in Hardwick, Vermont, Caledonia Spirits remains rooted in the traditions of sustainability and Vermont’s agriculture.
