Aviation American Gin - Old Tom

Gin description

Aviation is a household name and not just for the cocktail. The gin, which was named in honor of the drink, is the product of a collaboration between Ryan Magarian and distillers from the popular House Spirits. It’s a unique gin, flavored with juniper, cardamom, lavender, sarsaparilla, coriander, anise seed, and orange peel. It helped to define House Spirits as an eminent Portland distillery. And now, there’s an Old Tom version. Old Tom Gin lacks a clear definition, but it’s generally sweeter, and sometimes barrel aged. For House Spirits, it’s a simple process of aging regular Aviation in a Westward Whiskey barrel for a year. That’s it—no other botanicals, sugar, or anything else is added. And, as the Westward barrels were already used to age the whiskey for three to four years, it’s a neutral oak, imparting little flavor. The result is a gin that is unmistakably Aviation, but much mellower and smoother, a gin easy enough to sip neat.