Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin
Pour this and the glass goes deep, glowing crimson. It looks like wine, drinks like gin, and tastes like someone let the two flirt all winter. You get juniper and that clean gin snap, then a wave of plush Shiraz berry and a peppery little kick on the way out. Crack it open on a late night, build a tall one over ice, and watch everyone ask what they're drinking.
First whiff is gin doing gin things: pine, juniper, a twist of citrus, a dusting of white pepper. Then the Shiraz turns up and the whole thing goes ripe and red. Think baked plum, cherry, wild strawberry, a bit of raspberry jam. The pour is soft and almost sweet but there's no added sugar, so it never turns sticky. It finishes long and dry with a peppery, faintly grippy bite from the grape skins. Rich, fruity, grown-up.
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Where it's from
Four Pillars set up shop in 2013 in the Yarra Valley, Australia's cool-climate wine country just outside Melbourne. Sitting in the middle of all those vineyards, the crew had an obvious idea: take their Rare Dry Gin, steep whole Shiraz berries in it for eight weeks over the cold months, then press. The grapes give it the colour and the fruit, the gin keeps its backbone, and there's no sugar added. It started as a small winter release and became the thing people queue for.
Good to know
- What is the price of Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin?
Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin is KSh 6,559 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for delivery in 30 minutes for most areas in Nairobi, or next day countrywide.
- What does Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin 700ml taste like?
Juniper and pine up top, then a big rush of Shiraz fruit: plum, cherry, wild strawberry and raspberry, with white pepper and a dry, faintly tannic finish. Rich and fruity but not sweet.
- What is the ABV of Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin?
It's 37.8% ABV in a 700ml bottle. Proper gin strength, despite the wine-deep colour.
- How do I serve it?
Over plenty of ice as a Bloody & Tonic with lemon, in a spritz with grapefruit and soda, or swapped into a Negroni. A small pour neat over ice shows off the grape.
- Is it the same as sloe gin?
No. Sloe gin is sweet and liqueur-like. This is steeped with Shiraz grapes and no added sugar, so it stays dry and packs full gin punch.
- What gives it the red colour?
Whole Yarra Valley Shiraz grapes steeped in the gin for eight weeks before pressing. That's where the crimson colour and the berry flavour come from, no dyes or sugar.
- Where is it from?
The Four Pillars distillery in the Yarra Valley near Melbourne, Australia, founded in 2013.
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Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin price in Kenya
Buy Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 6,559. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.
