SouWester Spirits

There are so many distillers entering the market right now and Danielle wanted to create a gin and whisky that was unique and rare. As no one else in the world makes an Ice Pressed Chardonnay, she created SouWester Spirits with the simple ethos of creating spirits of provenance. Spirits that reflect the South West region. To do this, Danielle foraged for locally grown organic native finger limes (she even got the cuts to prove it!) and biodynamic saltbush and started experimenting with these botanicals to infuse in a barrel-aged gin. She individually infused each botanical in local filtered rainwater, using juniper and coriander as base botanicals. The finger limes and saltbush were then distilled and she created a blend that truly reflects the southwest region. She then aged the gin in the Iced Chardonnay barrels – and here we are! Souwester gin is ready to launch next month. These barrels give the gin a whole new level of complexity and texture. Danielle believes it is also so important to use local rainwater and local botanicals in the spirits. The gin has all the wonderful savoury elements from the botanicals and then has hints of vanilla, pear, and deliciously toasty characters from the barrel, with a lingering finish. The colour of the gin is akin to a young Chardonnay.