Salt (Yes Salt!) in Gin - Ginposium 2023
Vanessa Piromallo, Julia Nourney
Founder and Editor in Chief of ilGin.it, the most read Italian website about Gin, Vanessa has been writing about gin and spirits since 2014. With her company, That’s the Spirit, she founded GinShop.it (Best Online Retailer 2020 at the Icons of Gin Awards by Gin Magazine) and helped many producers and brand owners with the launch of their products in Italy.
That’s the Spirit promotes gin and spirits, combining online and offline activities, nationally and internationally. One of the last achievements of the company is the launch of the printed magazine with the same name, That’s the Spirit, focused on spirits and mixology and targeted to both consumers and industry professionals.
The company works with very small craft producers and big players with the common goal of helping people understand what they are drinking and the best ways to drink it. Every product has a story and they are eager to tell it.
Educator, consultant and spirits judge, Vanessa’s mission is to spread the culture of gin in Italy and to make Italian gins known in the world.
Julia Nourney is an independent spirits consultant based in Germany who has been involved with spirits for 30 years. For the last decade Julia has been a spirit judge for both IWSC and ADI. She has a fantastic palate and she regularly co-teaches a Nosing for Faults seminar with Nancy Fraley.
She is extremely knowledgeable in whisky, cognac and cask management, and runs regular workshops and masterclasses for the Craft Distilling Expo. Julia is a Rectifier of the Gin Guild.
Gin-Note™ entries for the gins in this session
Gin Primo
Gin-Note™ Flavour Guidance
Graceful and Salty
All botanicals, including the salt are sourced from Romagna, an area on the Adriatic sea in central Italy.
Ideal mixer: Classic tonic
Recommended garnish: Lemon peel
Ideal serve: Martini
ABV: 43%
Dr. Gin Brezza Marina
Gin-Note™ Flavour Guidance
Impressive and Salty
Dry, perfect for the summer thanks to the freshness of the juniper, fennel and thymes notes. When mixed the salt gives it power & elegance
Ideal mixer: Classic tonic
Recommended garnish: Thyme sprig
Ideal serve: G&T
ABV: 43%
Beara Ocean Gin
Gin-Note™ Flavour Guidance
Impressive and Aromatic
Our Gin quality is important, This is why we take care to insure every batch is blended in the same fasion.
Ideal mixer: Classic tonic
Recommended garnish: Red grapefruit
ABV: 43.3%
Aged: G&T with Red Grapefruit wedge