Juniper
Coriander
angelica
Tuscan artisan bread (gluten-free)
Tomato
Basil
Cucumber
Olive leaves
Onion
Black pepper
Sea water
‘Panzagin’ is a gin made from a single cold maceration of all ingredients, with the exception of sea water.
We start with a base of 96% pure Italian grain alcohol, to which the alcohol content is reduced to 50% vol. by adding spring water. The botanicals added to this hydro-alcoholic solution will retain their organoleptic properties to the full, thanks to the reduced alcohol content.
The process takes place with fresh and not dried botanicals.
Our gin is an unfiltered product, so it only undergoes slow natural decanting processes.
The product achieves its final strength of 40% vol. through the addition of spring water and a small amount of seawater, the latter will reproduce the typical flavour of the original recipe.
This gin is made by hand in the most natural way possible, without the use of stills, machinery or filters, artificial flavourings and colourings.
For more information, read our sustainability section
Panzanella, a typical recipe of central Italy and Tuscany in particular, is one of the so-called ‘leftovers dishes’ , born out of the need not to waste such a precious commodity as bread – a basic element for panzanella.
There are two theories on panzanella paternity. The first goes back to the peasant motto that nothing should be thrown away, especially if it is a precious resource such as bread. The need not to waste it would have suggested soaking it after a few days and then seasoning it with the available vegetables. The other hypothesis, on the other hand, leads back to sailors who moistened the bread they carried on board vessels with sea water.
The origin of the name ‘panzanella’ is uncertain as well as the roots of the recipe. Some say it is the synthesis of ‘pane’ (bread) and ‘zanella’, a dialect term for a concave container, like a soup tureen, while another theory links it to ‘panzana’, which derives from ‘pappa’.
Panzanella is a kind of cold soup, without legumes and cereals, it only contains bread and vegetables, those so-called ‘vegetables on the doorstep’, found in the home garden or in the fields.
It is a poor dish handed down within the household – it explains the absence of a proper official recipe – although there are references in the works of Boccaccio and Bronzino, who mentions panzanella in a 16th century poem.
We intend to create sustainable and inclusive products and at the same time to spread a new concept in the spirits industry.
Our gins are made from fresh, responsibly selected raw materials respecting their seasonality and natural life cycle. We have selected local and Italian ingredients expertly infused using the cold compound technique while respecting the organoleptic properties of all raw materials. The 100% gluten-free ingredients in our recipes allowed us to create an inclusive and accessible gin.
Our products bring about a new paradigm to the world of spirits: imperfections make our bottles special. We have chosen to use up to 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) glass bottles and 100% cotton labels, creating totally plastic-free products.
A small-batch production allows us to label and number each bottle by hand, in a perspective of environmental and economic sustainability.
Bottle: Estal bobber jr – with 60% to 80% recycled glass content
Label: Unilabel Cotton Extra White – 100% cotton
Caps: crown cap + cork
