Gin
Rarner Gin
CHF 30
View BottleJuniper: The Backbone of Gin
Legally and in flavour alike: without juniper it is not gin. Its resinous, woodland freshness is the benchmark all other botanicals align to.
What juniper does in gin
Juniper berries — botanically cones — bring pine resin, citrus and a dry, spicy depth to the distillate. They give gin its structure: the clear first impression that fruit, herbs and spices can hold on to.
In the Alps, juniper has always grown wild on barren slopes. Its kinship with our other botanicals — berries, herbs, wood — makes it the natural centre of an alpine gin.
Juniper at Johann Gin
All our gins are built on juniper: in Rarner Gin it meets Valais apricots and blueberries, in Hiemalis wintry spices, in Solstice gentian and the Valais wine base.
Tasted neat you recognise it in the resinous opening — in a gin and tonic it keeps the drink fresh and dry.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Must every gin contain juniper?
Yes — gin is legally a juniper spirit. The juniper flavour must perceptibly dominate, or the distillate may not be called gin.
What does juniper taste like?
Of pine resin and forest, with citrus freshness and a lightly peppery warmth — dry, clean and lasting.
In which Johann Gin is juniper most present?
In Solstice: there juniper stands most clearly up front, next to gentian — a gin for purists.