Bonaventura Maschio The Barmaster Gin 700ml

The Maschio family has rightly been called “a dynasty of distillers”. For over a century, the secrets of grappa-making have been passed on from father to son, from Antonio to Giuseppe to Bonaventura, who set up his own estate in these vine-ribbed hills of eastern Veneto. Today, Italo Maschio owns and runs what is still a family operation bearing its founder’s name, Bonaventura Maschio – with the same artisanal attention to detail, the same passion for excellence and daring research as when the Maschios began to make grappa history. In 1985, the Maschios chose to focus on distillates from whole, fermented grapes in lieu of grappa (which is distilled from marc). The challenge consisted in producing superb aquae vitae (by the way: aqua vitae is singular, aquae vitae plural) that combine delicacy and character, power, balance and finesse, while maintaining the grapes’ freshness and aromas. So fundamental is fruit character to the Maschio concept, their distillates are called Prime Uve – “First Grapes”.