Old Pilot’s Gin – London Dry Gin from distillery Duh u boci (The Spirit in the Bottle, en.) is true example of Croatian “craft” spirit distilled with selection of Croatian, hand picked botanicals that grow in Mediterranean and continental parts of Croatia. Special selection consist of Juniper, Sweet and Bitter Oranges, Lavender, Olive leaves, Sage and Angelica. Single bottle packed with best flavours Croatia has to offer.

We use special technics for the preparation and distillation in order to preserve all those botanical oils without dominant alcohol notes.

Full process from preparation, distillation, maturation, bottling, labeling and wax sealing is done by hand. Every bottle is unique and special.

TASTING NOTES

ALC.VOL.: 45 %

HAND PICKED, WILD, CROATIAN BOTANICALS

SPECIAL DISTILLATION TECHNIQUE

BOTTLED WITHOUT COLD FILTRATION

NOSE: Fresh juniper berries, complemented by earthy notes and Mediterranean sage.
PALATE: Nice earthy notes combined with sage and citrus.
FINISH: A long dry, earthy finish with hints of sage and olive leaves.

Old Pilot’s Gin – Barrel Aged Gin is our award winning gin rested in first fill Croatian and American oak barrels. Botanical ratios are slightly changed but we still use 6 Croatian handpicked botanicals from Mediterranean and continental part of Croatia. After distillation gin in rested in five different barrels. They differ by volume, type of oak, toasting/charing levels, preparation, … each giving its own signature and complexity to the final spirit.

American oak gives us sweetness, vanilla and smokiness at the back while Croatian oak builds pleasant bitterness and dry fruit.

Barrel Aged Old Pilot’s Gin is perfect in cocktails usually mixed with whiskey as border between whiskey and gin fades away.

Try it neat in rosemary smoked glass.

Full process from preparation, distillation, maturation, bottling, labeling and wax sealing is done by hand. Every bottle is unique and special.

TASTING NOTES

ALC.VOL.: 45,5 %

FIRST FILL CROATIAN AND AMERICAN OAK

SPECIAL BARREL TOASTING AND CHARING

BOTTLED WITHOUT COLD FILTRATION

NOSE: Sweet Juniper, oranges and ripe apricots
PALATE: Subtle Juniper and round vanilla, dry fruit
FINISH: Long and spicy with smoke at the back

Art Edition Old Pilot’s Gin – London Dry Gin is special, limited edition series created in cooperation with Croatian artist.

Every year we join forces with selected Croatian artist in order to create special, limited, unique and unrepeatable edition of Croatian handcrafted Old Pilot’s gin.

We’re very proud that our first cooperation is with Croatian, multidisciplinary artist OKO. OKOs paintings, wall paintings and installations have been shown in galleries and museums such as Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and e-flux in New York, and her mural is a part of the official collection of paintings of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb.

OKO’s vision of Old Pilot’s gin is with bright red colours (her favourite colour), feathers on our airplane and illustrations of birds. Characters that are associated with flying, fliers, freedom, … Old Pilot’s gin.

Every bottle of limited edition Art Edition series is numbered and unique. To good to be repeated and thus truly collectors item.

Cooperation of visionaries that handcrafted Croatian gin in new, unique suit. This limited edition bottle is perfect gift for every gin or art lover.

Art Edition 2020 bottle contains multi-awarded Old Pilot’s London Dry Gin.