Empirical Charlene Mcgee Blend 750 ml
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About this bottle
Empirical Charlene McGee Blend pairs a single-botanical, gin-like eau de vie — distilled from the house koji spirit made with naked barley, pearled barley, and pilsner malt — with juniper that's smoked over juniper wood, then rested in ex-oloroso sherry casks for five days. The result reads as something between a smoky reposado mezcal and a savory gin: strong smoke and savory juniper up front, opening into toffee, raisin, oak, and baking spice from the brief sherry-cask contact. Bottled at 40% ABV, it suits drinkers who want gin's botanical backbone with a darker, smokier turn.
How to drink Empirical Charlene McGee Blend
Its smoky, savory juniper leans toward a stirred drink — try it in place of gin in a Negroni or a smoky Martini variation, where the sherry-cask toffee and spice have room to show.
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Grain80.0 proof
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Questions about this bottle
Is this a gin?
Not officially — it's a single-botanical, koji-based eau de vie built around smoked juniper, finished briefly in ex-oloroso sherry casks, which gives it a gin-like but smokier, more savory character.
What cocktails work well with it?
It substitutes well for gin in stirred drinks like a Negroni or a smoky Martini, where its smoke and sherry-cask spice can stand out.
What is the ABV?
It's bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof).
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