{"title":"Dyfi Distillery | Corris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mr Cameron off foraging in Dyfi\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Collection_Banner_09664149-683b-48fb-954d-973a8573e6ec.jpg?v=1588360712\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePronounced \"Dovey\", the UNESCO World Biosphere of Dyfi was always going to be the preferred location for the Cameron brothers to embark upon their foraging and distilling exploits. It is home to some of the most diverse flora, cleanest water, darkest skies and lowest population in Europe. Add a fascinating community of people and it's perhaps no surprise that UNESCO have recognised Dyfi as a World Biosphere Reserve; the only one in Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePete Cameron is a hill farmer, forager, and beekeeper who moved to the area 35 years ago to study biology and botany. His brother, Danny Cameron, is a highly experienced wine and spirits professional, and a regular judge at the prestigious Decanter World Wine Awards. After two years of intensive research and experimentation, they opened Dyfi Distillery in March 2016, which would combine a sustainable blend of nature, science and family. For the Cameron's, this not only means respecting the fragile local environment, but also creating world-class gins so this small family business can contribute to their local rural economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween 2016 and early 2019, they distilled in very small batches using two small 100 litre stills. After looking at options from all over the world, their preference lay with a specialist still maker in Colorado. Further customisations were made to the new still on its arrival allowing for maximum control over maceration temperatures, variable copper contact for distillation and much more besides...the result was what one commentator called precision-distilling!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2017, the Dyfi Pollination Gin won the Best British Gin trophy at the Great British Food awards, and Dyfi Hibernation Gin was awarded Best New Gin by The Independent newspaper. In 2018, Dyfi Original Gin again took the Best British Gin trophy, making Dyfi the only distillery to win this award for a second time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly in 2018, Pete and Danny spent time with a small family firm of still-makers in Germany's Black Forest. Their intention was to introduce a new still which combined the craft of traditional manufacture, but adapted to all they had learned about producing foraged-led distillates. After a year of design and build, they installed a bespoke 'total control system' still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are truly remarkable gins, meticulously crafted with wild Welsh botanicals foraged in the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve and which quite rightly deserve the high praise and recognition they are now garnering...a must try!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;margin-top: 30px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDYFI DISTILLERY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dyfi-distillery-pollination-gin-wales","title":"Dyfi Distillery Pollination Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Dyfi Distillery Pollination Gin is produced to the highest London Dry standards, in very limited small batches. Pollination Gin is composed of 29 different botanicals, 20 of which are foraged locally within the Dyfi UNESCO Biosphere; from the Snowdonia foothills, through the Dyfi Forest and down to the estuary marshlands and include wild flowers, aromatic leaves, fruits and conifer tips. Non-chill filtered, production is extremely limited and each bottle is hand signed and batch-numbered.[#intro]Award Winning Gin, made with botanicals foraged from the Dyfi UNESCO Biosphere...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dyfi Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31645028384835,"sku":"NVDYFIPOLLINATION","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/PollinationGin.jpg?v=1588405780"},{"product_id":"dyfi-distillery-original-gin-wales","title":"Dyfi Distillery Original Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eDyfi Original was the first gin produced at the Dyfi Distillery and has proven to be a firm favourite with visitors to the distillery cellar door and also with some of the finest hostelries across the country; chosen by many as their preferred pouring gin! Dyfi Original is produced in very small batches, using their meticulous precision-distilling approach, with the aim of making a classic London Dry Gin, but with a local twist. Locally foraged botanicals from the Dyfi UNESCO Biosphere such as bog myrtle (sweet gale) and Scot's pine tips, combined with the finest juniper, coriander, organic unwaxed lemon peel and other ingredients, produce a gin which is rich, yet very smooth. Bottled at 45% ABV without chill-filtration, each bottle of Dyfi Original is vintage-dated with the distilling season, batch-numbered and signed. Dyfi Original Gin is a great base for a classic martini, or even straight, but will probably be most enjoyed in a classic G\u0026amp;T, with an optional garnish of twisted lime peel and a sprig of basil.[#intro]Voted best British Gin 2018, this is a rich, yet smooth style...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dyfi Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31645112926275,"sku":"NVDYFIORIGINAL","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/DyfiOriginal.jpg?v=1588405733"},{"product_id":"dyfi-distillery-hibernation-gin-wales","title":"Dyfi Distillery Hibernation Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Dyfi Distillery Hibernation Gin is the first and only gin in the world to be aged in a fully seasoned 100 year old white port cask, which was provided by iconic Portuguese producer, Niepoort Vinhos. The botanicals foraged for the Hibernation Gin are influenced by the wild fruit harvest and include wild crab apples, bilberries and blackberries. These are combined with carefully selected classic, and other locally-foraged botanicals, before being precision-distilled and then left to rest in the extremely rare White Port cask. Bottled at 45% ABV without chill-filtration each bottle is hand signed and lot numbered, recognising the extremely limited production of this gin. Hibernation Gin is an exquisite sipping gin, optionally chilled, or as a martini, and also makes a delicious negroni. It also serves as an excellent Gin \u0026amp; Tonic, no surprise there then, as traditional White Port \u0026amp; Tonic is also such a fine combination![#intro]The only gin in the world aged in a 100 year old white port cask...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dyfi Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31645249339459,"sku":"NVDYFIHIBERNATION","price":43.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/HibernationGin.jpg?v=1588407985"},{"product_id":"dyfi-distillery-navigation-navy-strength-gin","title":"Dyfi Distillery Navigation Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eNavigation Gin is the newest release from Dyfi Distillery. Bottled at 57% alcohol-by-volume it is an alliance between seafaring tradition and maritime botany, brought together through the medium of umami. Navigation Navy Strength utilises a blend of maritime botanicals (distilled, not compounded, as with all Dyfi's other gins) and then aged in a very ancient vintage Madeira barrel to accentuate the umami notes in the distillate. Hand-foraged coastal botanicals are combined with exotic overseas spices, before distilling with a combination of vapour infusion and pot immersion. The distillate of umami-rich flavours and bracing freshness is then rested in an ancient canteiro Madeira barrel prior to release. The barrel was loaned to Dyfi by Ricardo Diogo de Freitas from the remarkable Madeira house of Vinhos Barbeito and is a family heirloom. These unique older Madeira barrels develop a lactone called sotolon which contributes an umami character to some of the most venerable Madeira wines. At Dyfi Distillery it binds together key botanical notes with the ageing vessel to create a completely unique gin. 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