1 BOTTLE X 50cl. 

45% vol.

Produced in Hanoi in small batches with a copper still on a base of rice alcohol and molasses, the botanicals are hand-harvested in the jungle of the Northern Highlands: Mắc Mật berries, Mắc Mật leaves, Mắc Khén jungle peppers, black peppercorns, Diễn pomelo peel, white licorice, Đia Siêu wood, ginger, turmeric, coriander seeds, cassia among the local ingredients.

Profile: On the nose sweet citrus peel, fresh pine, litchi with hints of spices. On the palate spicy citrus fruits, honey, lychee and juniper berries. The finish is warm with notes of wood and tannins.

Sông Cái means Mother River. In Vietnamese tradition, all forces of nature, life and spirituality derive from a holistic "mother river". Similarly, Sông Cái speaks to multiple elements of Việt Nam, from its agricultural roots to its thriving cosmopolitan centers. In 2018, after six years of research into the biodiversity and ethnobotany of rural Việt Nam, California-based distiller and founder Daniel Nguyen collaborated with foragers and farmers in northern Việt Nam to source botanicals for what would become the first gin ever distilled in village. Now, working with over 70 families, Sông Cái Distillery offers rural communities an incentive to preserve local crops and botanicals.