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Empress 1908 Gin (750 ml)

Quick Overview
Victoria Spirits was founded in 2008 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Empress 1908 Gin was inspired by the beautiful tea service at the iconic Fairmont Empress Hotel and released in the United States in 2017. Empress 1908 Gin's complex combination of botanicals, flavors, delicate aroma, rich and soft texture, and color makes it an appealing gin that makes a great gin and tonic or citrus gin soda. With the mixture of tonic or citrus, the indigo blue transforms the Gin to a light pink color. Empress 1908 Indigo Gin has earned several awards including a Gold Medal at the 2018 International Craft Competition Awards and Double Gold at the 2018 San Diego International Wine & Spirits Challenge. Empress 1908 Indigo Gin has 85 Proof and 42.5% ABV.
Key Information
- Type: Gin
- Brand: Empress 1908
- Region: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- ABV: 42.5% 85 Proof
- Flavor Experience: Botanicals, Citrus, Lavender, Rose, Ginger, Floral, and Blossom
- Suggestions: Ingenious Gin, Hendrick's Midsummer Solstice Gin, Indoggo Gin, Gothic Gin, Monkey 47 Gin
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Empress 1908 is made by Victoria Distillers and got it's inspiration by legendary Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia. Victoria Distillers are one of the oldest artisan distilleries in Canada. Established in 2008, Vicotria Distillers work with talented mixologists to create custom and passionate cocktails. Using the best-tasting water and finest ingredients from across the globe. Since 1908 travellers from around the world have fallen in love with the Fairmont Empress Hotel in British Columbia. It's elegance, majestic glamour, high standards, and afternoon tea service really are the highlights the hotel offer. The Empress Hotel has hosted royalty, dignaties, and famous explorers for over a century. Empress Gin is handcrafted in small batch copper pot stills which allows the gin to be perfected to the distillers standards. Empress Gin adds a signature blend of black tea and butterfly pea blossom which is an exotic herb that helps balance the citrus flavors of gin with a warm herbal earthy taste. Empress 1908 grew it's reputation over the years and won several awards over the last few years. In 2019 it won Gold at teh Canadian Artisan Spirits Competiition, Gold at the Fairplex Los Angeles Interational Spirits Competition, Silver at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. In 2018 Won a Double Gold at the San Diego International Wine & Spirits Challenge, Gold at the World Gin Awards - Best Canadian Classic. 2017 was a big year winning the Gold Medal at the New York World WIne & Spirits Competition, and Winner at the World Beverage Innovation Awards.