Ester Negroni

REGION: Newtown, NSW
SIZE: 700ml / ABV: 25.2% 

"Ester Dry, Cocchi Torino, Campari. Name a more iconic trio, we'll wait... Our juniper forward Dry Gin was made with Negroni in mind, with sweet mandarin notes to balance the bitterness. Robust, refreshing and sassy as fuck, this ruby hued ode to Italy will kickstart any occasion. Serve chilled over ice, or however you damn well like. We're not the boss of you!"

Unashamedly inspired by an obsessive quest for the perfect Negroni, talented hospitality veterans Felix Clark and Corinna Kovner began their distilling journey with a 20-litre coffee-boiler still in the back yard of their Newtown digs. Tentative sampling to their hospo friends confirmed what they initially believed—their efforts were hitting the mark, and Ester Gin was born.

The first rule of Ester: charismatic flavour, and lots of it. Ester’s botanical load is between 110 and 150% higher than most other Gins, which drives up costs—a price Felix and Corinna are happy to pay considering the uptick in flavour and wrap-around-the-tongue character they get into the glass. The second rule is balance: no one component steals the show. Clark and Kovner bring a chef’s mentality to fine-tune the scale between big flavour and textural elements.