Villevert House - Lot 12

Villevert House GIN 1495 A limited-edition batch featuring the two variants of Gin 1495: Verbãtim, the original 1495 recipe, and Interpretãtio, its modern interpretation. Each stage of production took place at Maison Villevert. Box of 2 x 20 cl bottles 100 boxes have been donated to museums and charity sales. Gin 1495 is a tribute to our history and the many to our region's many skills! It's a tribute to the first gin recipe listed in Eric de Lage Landen's encyclopedia Jenever in de Lage Landen by Eric van Schoonenberghe, Edition Stichting Kunstboek, page 57. It is referenced as coming from a kitchen manuscript of a wealthy Dutch merchant, from the collection of Sir Hans Sloan, which was entrusted in 1753 to the British Library in London under folio 345. It expressly mentions that the recipe the recipe could be made with Hamburg beer but that it would be much better with wine distilled from the Charentes region... Maison Villevert, famous for its creations such as G'Vine Gin, the only French gin made grape and vine flower, has applied all its expertise to this historic gin. In 2014, Jean-Sébastien Robicquet, President and Founder of Maison Villevert, contacted the British Library Library in London, digitized the folio, translated the recipe the recipe and then brought together eminent experts Dave Wondrich, Gary Regan, Dave Broom and Philip Duff to work on this document. Their journey, from the British Library to the Jenever Museum in ended at Maison Villevert, where they set about interpreted and recreated the product with him. product. Then, together, they projected themselves a century to imagine how the recipe would have evolved evolved during the Renaissance, creating two unique unique expressions: Verbãtim, the original, medieval recipe with spices from the Silk Road, including nutmeg nutmeg and cloves. Interpretãtio, its more modern expression in which citrus fruits from the New World aromatic bouquets. "We love the idea of rebirth, of creating the future of creating the future by understanding the past. past, and that's what's at the heart of our products. products." Jean-Sébastien Robicquet, President Founder of Maison Villevert Tasting notes Verbãtim Nose: bold, warm spices, cloves, pepper and sage Palate: enveloping, generous, luscious Finish: sincere, fluid, shifting, spicy lavender spicy lavender Interpretãtio Nose: frank aromas of juniper, citrus essence and powerful spices Palate: opulent and robust, yet harmonious and silky Finish: structured, muscular, ends with a moderate moderate spice note