elcome to the fifth print edition of the Spiritual Guide - a guide for spiritual enlightenment by the pious team at Glengarry. Our team have returned from their pilgrimages with news and knowledge they are bursting to share. Here we have created a snapshot in print of the online digital edition where you can read more and explore everything spirit related - www.glengarrywines.co.nz/spiritualguide. Our congregation meets monthly as we heighten our senses and understanding of the spirits surrounding us, we hope you’ll continue to join.
The rare Diamond Dankowskie Rye is a bakers-grade grain, containing less starch than other grains, meaning it yields less spirit. For this reason, it is not usually used for distillation. Once carefully fermented and distilled however, it has the potential to display a broad spectrum of unique textural and flavour characteristics unmatched by any other grain. For this reason, both these vodkas are unfiltered. The two vodkas use the same rye, same yeast and same process, but taste and feel very different.
NEW SINGLE ESTATE VODKA FROM We are no strangers to talking about terroir when it comes to wine. This French term describes, and presumes, that the land from where the grapes are grown imparts a unique quality specific to that particular site. The region, the weather, the slope of the vineyard, the underlying soil structure etc, are all contributing factors. This is why the Pinot Noir from one Burgundian vineyard can taste completely different from the vineyard below.
The Lake Bartezak Estate is found in the Lake District of north-eastern Poland, where the winters are long and very cold. This produces a vodka which is fresh and delicate. The nose is bright and fragrant, the palate delicate with notes of spearmint and hay. A very light, very elegant vodka to drink neat or in a martini. With the release of two new Belvedere Single Estate Rye vodka’s, this is the first time we have seen this so clearly with vodka. These are made from the rare Diamond Dankowskie Rye, cultivated on very different single estates in Poland. Each has a remarkably different character, demonstrating vodka’s capacity for distinct and diverse flavour profiles.
The Smogóry Forest Estate is in a small village in the heavily forested far west of Poland. The low lying land allows warm and humid Atlantic air to flow across the region, keeping the summers long and the winters mild. This helps develop a rich, bold and savoury vodka. Very luscious and viscous in the mouth, with an umami savoury side, this would be fantastic in a cocktail with strong ingredients.
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COME AND CELEBRATE HANDCRAFTED TO PERFECTION After many hours and a lot of market research, I have finally found my favourite gin. This is a gin that you can happily drink either neat or over ice. It has a rich texture and the botanicals come through in perfect harmony. Herno Gin is the first dedicated gin distillery in Sweden, coming out of two hand-hammered copper stills - Kierstin and Marit. The distillery was founded by Jon Hillgren, whose passion for gin started when he was working in a London bar in 1999. The planning for the dream started in 2010, then in 2012 Herno Gin was launched and by 2017 Herno was Europe’s most awarded gin to date. Luckily for us they started to export in 2017, and we managed to obtain some last year. The distillery is in the middle of nowhere, located in Dala, a small village in Sweden, where they now have a visitors centre to cope with the volume of people that visit. This is a product that is handcrafted to perfection and will continue to be so. In Jon’s words “we will continue to make the best gin regardless of winning awards”. We have two other gins from Herno The Old Tom and a Juniper Cask Gin, The Old Tom has extra meadowsweet and a touch of sugar. The sweetening lifts the floral notes and releases an array of Juniper that makes the gin even smoother. The Juniper Cask is gently matured for 30 days in juniper casks. The maturity gives more intense juniper notes and a long finish of citrus peel….both next on my list to try. If you haven’t tried a Herno yet, I can highly recommend it, and believe me, I have put the research in. “Be led by your dreams and magic will happen”-Jon Hillgren
- M.P
On the 1st of June 2019, New Zealand will be the first country in the world to celebrate Ardbeg Day. At Glengarry Spirits, the Auckland Ardbeg Embassy, we will be fully embracing the theme for this year’s release. Inspired by Islay’s passion and tradition for festivity, Ardbeg are bringing a dash of carnival colour to the day. So, what is it exactly? Ardbeg Day traditionally signals the end of the Islay Festival of Music and Malt. The isle of Islay (pronounced Eye-la) is the western most part of Scotland and home to many distilleries famous for, but not limited to, its peated whisky and friendly locals. To mark this occasion, Ardbeg Distillery embark on a global celebration of all things Ardbeg which includes releasing new whiskies each year, which are always limited in nature and only available from Ardbeg Embassies around the globe. These whiskies are the creative brainchild of the Master Distiller and many have gone on to demand huge sums in the secondary market. The latest experiment from Dr Bill Lumsden is a whisky rested in ex-rum casks from the America’s to “create a flamboyant jamboree of flavours” to match perfectly with the carnival atmosphere on the day. Being an Ardbeg Embassy is something we at Glengarry hold dear to our hearts, providing an outpost for Ardbeg as part of a global network dedicated to supporting everything and everyone Ardbeggian. Ardbeg Drum will be released at Glengarry Spirits (54 Jervois Road) on the 1st of June so get in the spirit with your best carnival outfit, dust off your maracas, listen for the beat of the drums and follow the unmistakable peat aromas to the Embassy for a little taste of Carnival on Islay.
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