After recently rolling out the Withered Oak whiskey label, 1220 Spirits, the St. Louis–based distillery from the team at 4 Hands Brewing Co., has announced a new line focusing on gin. Dubbed “Origin Expressions,” the different types of gin will be developed through creative partnerships with other notable members of the hospitality industry. The first release on the docket: a collaboration with acclaimed restaurant The Lucky Accomplice.
The new gin will be available for purchase tomorrow, February 25, at 4 Hands Brewery (1220 S. 8th) and The Lucky Accomplice (2501 S. Jefferson), with the latter also previewing the release in a house-made cocktail on Sunday evening from 4 to 10 p.m.
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“Creativity is the connective thread in everything that we do,” owner Kevin Lemp said in a press release. “Origin Expressions takes that a step further and asks the question ‘What can we discover if we bring creative minds together and get fearlessly curious about flavor combinations?’”
The initial gin offering is distilled with Croatian juniper, coriander, tonka bean, black lime, kombu, and smooth sumac. The final product was a joint effort between Lucky Accomplice’s beverage director, Corey Moszer, and 1220’s head distiller, Andy Burgio (pictured below).
“When we started the brainstorming process for the gin, I was dead set on an idea of a mushroom-infused gin, and I learned quickly that flavors don’t always translate how you expect in the distillation process,” Moszer said in a press release. “You often associate gin with botanicals such as juniper, but we wanted to challenge that construct a bit with the addition of less traditional ingredients like tonka beans and smooth sumac.”
