Aviation American Gin

Like the world’s finest gins, Ryan Reynolds’s Aviation Gin is distilled using a proprietary maceration recipe that produces a pure medley of botanical flavour. It all starts with our precise blend of botanicals – cardamom, coriander, French lavender, anise seed, sarsaparilla, juniper, and two kinds of orange peel. The botanicals are suspended in a pure, neutral grain spirit for 18 hours in macerating tanks. The macerate is then pumped into a still along with pure water. Steam jackets heat the macerate, the vapours go into the condenser, which cools the vapours to form the gin distillate. In a meticulously monitored process, the first fluid leaving the still, the ‘heads’, is removed. Collecting the ‘heart of the spirit’ throughout the run, the distillers then determine the end of the cycle and make the final cut, ‘the tails’. This process takes approximately 7 hours and at this point, the ‘heart cut’ is 142 proof. The ‘heart cut’ is transferred to a blending tank where pure water is added, bringing the gin to the desired 84 proof. It is then sent to the bottling line for filling, capping, and labelling. Aviation is then hand-packed into boxes and ready to ship. Intriguing and completely unique, with earthy with prominent spices and subtle floral hints. Weighty and mouth-coating with a soft juciness showing notes of orange and anise. A long fresh finish reminiscent of the pine forests of the Pacific north-west. A fantastic base for cocktails and in particular the Aviation cocktail after which the brand is named; Aviation Gin, lemon juice, Maraschino liqueur and Violette liqueur.