The word ‘innovation’ is often overused, but it certainly applies to Four Pillars in spades. If you’ve ever had a taste (or even a look) at their lineup of gins, it’s clear they’re guys who are pushing boundaries. Not in a shiny, coloured, sparkly kind of way, but in a direction which is in keeping with the category. Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin uses 10 botanicals. These are Tasmanian pepperberry, lemon myrtle (both in dry leave form), cassia, star anise, cardamom, coriander seeds, juniper berries, lavender, angelica root and Australian organic whole oranges. Our Surry Hills Laboratory is a home for creative, delicious and downright awesome gin drinks and gin-fuelled fun. I just tried it in a gin and tonic (Fever Tree Premium Indian). I always cut my G&T’s with soda (1/2 Tonic, 1/2 soda) so as to cut down the sugar intake. I think this gin makes a Very good G&T with a good quality tonic. The tonic does well to mitigate that anise/licorice flavor. I will try it in a Negroni next.

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Learning about Four Pillars’ distillation process it’s clear that they take great pride in how their gin is made. For the base, they source wheat spirit from New South Wales. This is then diluted to 30% ABV before distillation commences. There’s a delicate sweetness of liquorice too from the anise and this far more prominent with tonic. I found the liquorice flavour became even stronger, the higher the ratio of tonic to gin, so if that’s not your ‘thing’, keep the tonic to gin ratio on the lower side. litres are then added to the pot of Wilma, along with the nine dry botanicals for maceration. The tenth and final botanical is orange, and quite unusually, these are distilled in their whole form, through vapour infusion. The vapours from the pot rise to the botanical basket above where the oranges are placed, steaming them to release their delightful flavour. While is uses a London Dry process, and is therefore classified as such, Four Pillars doesn’t have the classic flavour you’d expect from a classic London Dry and is more contemporary in nature. Distillery we’ve got the perfect gin for every drink. We love gin drinks that highlight their ingredients,

The rest of the botanicals includes several contemporary style gin standbys, like cardamom and lavender. All are distilled on a base of local grain spirit and diluted with local Yarra Valley water. Tasting Notes So there you have it, our Rare Dry Gin family. We’ve taken the heart and soul of Four Pillars – Rare Dry Gin– and given it a few siblings. Sourcing organic oranges from various Australian producers throughout the year, they vary the volume in each batch throughout the season, due to the differences in the oils from different varieties. The types with more pith result in cutting the distillation shorter than with other batches, as the tails has a stronger pith-character than normal. Made with a light style tonic, this Rarest Dry G&T showcases the big botanicals in this gin. INGREDIENTS

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Where Rare Dry Gin made with oranges is warm and well-rounded, and Rarest Dry Gin made with bergamot is herbaceous and bitter, our middle child – Rarer Dry Gin made with cumquat – is clean and tangy.Fittingly, Four Pillars (currently) have four stills. These are Wilma, Jude, Eileen and Beth and are made by renowned German manufacturer CARL. Gathers information for WordPress by themselves, first party analytics tool about how WP services are used. A collection of internal metrics for user activity, used to improve user experience. This four pullers rare gin is probably one of the worst fins I have ever consumed, I taste the gin before it is mixed with anything, I considered it rough, sorry but the gin manufacturers in Australia are looking for an income before scotch and we don’t compare to the home of scotch either. Those who prefer a more juniper-forward offering or who aren’t big on citrus/spice forward contemporary gins are advised to look elsewhere. The aroma was enticing with a slight “Asian cooking” sort of feel to it. Sweet Vietnamese Cinnamon combined with pink peppercorns and Mineola orange. Juniper is mild and light. The other botanicals are the stars.

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This cookie is used to a profile based on user's interest and display personalized ads to the users. Along with bergamot Cam experimented with another rare citrus, cumquat, resulting in a second riff on our Rare Dry Gin. With a sip, sweet orange leaps forward, followed by a hint of subtle florals. The finish is extremely smooth. Pepper providing spice rather than heat, with a hint of liquorice from the anise. Juniper is there throughout, but never takes the main stage, preferring to be the support act for the dominant citrus and spices. With tonic As a gin and tonic, Four Pillars is much heavier on the citrus of the orange. You can really tell they’ve used the fresh fruit as you can almost taste the juice, but it’s perfectly balanced by the spices throughout.

To taste, green bergamot is a hybrid of lemon and bitter orange. How’s that not awesome? So out with the oranges and in with the bergamot. Four Pillars is a cool, contemporary gin brand. They embody a lot of what I love about the gin revival – passion, great storytelling, innovation and provenance. It all combines to make Four Pillars one of Australia’s most talked about gins. Because of the processes involved— and the solubility of certain organic molecules in water and ethanol respectively— it’s very hard to use the same botanicals and have the same flavor when making a N/A product. As avid gin fans with a great collective knowledge of the wine industry, I guess it seems fitting to create a gin in one of the country’s great wine regions. Their name is simple but effective; it stands for the four ‘pillars’ that form the brand’s ethos: Fans of contemporary style gins who can forgive the paltry presence of juniper here will find a lot to like. Beautifully made with a lot of bright, clear botanical character. The evolution on the palate is clear and gradual. Four Pillars Distillery have made an ideal sipping gin.