Gin
Rarner Gin
CHF 30
View BottlePremium Gin, Made Verifiable
“Premium” appears on many labels. We give the word substance: a base of Valais wine, botanicals with traceable origin, and batches small enough that each one counts.
How to recognise premium
Three questions unmask any label: what is the gin distilled on? Where do the botanicals come from? Who actually made it? For Johann Gin the answers are short: on Valais wine; from the Rhône valley and the mountains above it; Robin and Prisca Salzmann in Raron. No contract distilling, no anonymous neutral spirit.
The price of handwork
A wine base costs several times more than industrial alcohol, and small batches demand more handwork per bottle — in return you get a distillate with texture and origin that proves itself neat as well as in a cocktail. With us, premium is not a surcharge for the label but the countervalue of the contents.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What separates premium gin from cheap gin?
Base alcohol, botanical quality and care in distillation. Cheap gins flavour neutral spirit; premium gins distil real ingredients in small batches.
How do you enjoy a premium gin?
First neat at room temperature — that shows its full profile. Then in a tonic or cocktail, where quality makes the difference.
Which Johann Gin is the most “premium”?
All three are made to the same standards. Solstice is the most puristic — for many connoisseurs the house’s calling card.