In December 2007, the company released the first commercially available American absinthe, St. George Absinthe Verte, since the lifting of the 1912 ban on making the spirit. The recipe had been in development for 11 years prior to release, [5] as the ban only applied to the commercial sale of the spirit (not development). The nose is definitely refreshing and clean, the bay leaf notes popping right away, making a pleasant counterpart to the milder juniper aromas. Gentle citrus, lemon and lime, appear with a bit of time in glass, with a slightly smoky note — California, indeed! — wafting throughout. The palate is super clean. More fresh bay leaf and juniper, a touch of pepper, with that coriander and a cardamom note building toward the finish. Notes of evergreen become all-encompassing and less distinct — but plenty lively — with a mild smear of fruit working to balance things out in the end. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services.

I brought a bottle of Terroir with me on the trip. Does it evoke the rolling (golden brown) hills of California? Let’s find out. Versatile as can be, this is a well-rounded (and wholly affordable) gin that works well in anything you could envision for it. St. George Spirits was founded in 1982 by Jorg Rupf as an eau de vie distillery. [3] In 1996, Jorg Rupf hired Lance Winters, a brewer and former nuclear scientist. One year later, Jorg and Lance began distilling and aging their single malt whiskey, [3] which was first released in 2000. In 2004, St. George Spirits moved into its current location, a 65,000-square-foot (6,000 m 2) airplane hangar on the former Alameda naval air station. [4] St. George Absinthe Verte Jorg Rupf retired as master distiller in 2010. That same year, St. George sold their popular Hangar One Vodka line to Proximo Spirits to focus on new projects, including: gin, liqueurs, malt whisky, agricole rum, and Breaking & Entering Whiskies. In 2015 they released a new line of three vodkas, and in 2016 they brought out Bruto Americano, a California Amaro. [6]