Twelfth Hour Distillery was born from a desire to fuse fresh, tantalizing, exotic botanicals from around the globe with premium New Zealand gin. Small batch distilled with exotic makrut (kaffir lime) for a revitalising taste, Twelfth Hour Dry Gin is made by our group of friends for you to share with yours – whether they are in New Zealand or any other corner of the world.
The homegrown makrut (nurtured and grown by our Master Distiller’s mother in her own garden) is complimented by a bouquet of other botanical oils including juniper, coriander seeds, lemon and orange. Combined they create a punchy gin perfect for summer but made to enjoy all year round.
But a little word of warning about this gin. The botanical oils they use are nature’s flavour bombs. Alcohol is a strong solvent which, when undiluted, can dissolve these oils for a crystal clear liquid. When water is added (such as ice, tonic, or other non-alcoholic liquid) the dissolvability of the oils decreases. This causes the oil to surface causing cloudiness in the drink, but it also releases a further explosion of flavour and aroma.
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