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Jettywave California Botanical Gin |
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Origin: Half Moon Bay, CA |
The idea for Jettywave materialized over dinner one night during the pandemic, when Mishelle and David Westendorf floated the idea of purchasing a distillery to their friends, Tanya Slye and her husband. Between them and another friend of theirs, Lucy Gillies, the group possessed an impressive skill set—marketing, product development, logistics, landscape design, and sustainable agriculture. The four friends shared a passion for cooking and mixology, and all of them were looking for a new project. California Botanical Gin is Jettywave’s flagship, and Slye spent countless hours researching gin production, learning about flavor profiles, selecting the right combination of herbs and aromatics to make something she describes as unexpected, and uniquely reflective of California agriculture. Slye handed over a recipe to the head distiller at the time who tested it, tweaked it, and tried several variations. In the end, the first batch was the best batch, and Slye’s original recipe prevailed. In addition to traditional botanicals like juniper, black pepper, and coriander, Slye’s recipe includes shiso leaves, pistachios, fresh Meyer lemons, ginger, and nasturtium blossoms gathered from her lovingly tended onsite garden. A combination of maceration for the sturdier botanicals and steam for the more delicate ones creates layers of flavor not unlike the top, middle, and base notes in a perfume. The Meyer lemons are so oily that head distiller Blake Kelleher actually siphons off some of the oils to preserve the bright perfume of the lemons without overpowering the other botanicals, while the shiso and pistachio add earthy base notes and an unctuous mouthfeel on the finish. -Angelica Maze, Pekut & Carwick (read more at: www.pekutandcarwick.com/blog/jettywave-distillery-coastal-californian-spirits) |
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Head Distiller: Blake Kelleher (formerly of Seven Stills) |
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Price: $43.99 |
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Botanicals: Juniper berries, local pistachios, thyme, coriander seed, cardamom, ginger root, black pepper, meyer lemon, shiso, & nasturtium blossoms from the distillery’s own garden Tasting Notes: Bright perfume of meyer lemons with the shiso and pistachio adding earthy base notes and an unctuous mouthfeel on the finish. |
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Cocktails
Gimlet
2 oz Jettywave Botanical Gin
1 oz fresh lime
¾ oz simple syrup
Instructions: Shake with ice and strain into coupe glass. Garnish with a lime twist.
Half Moon Bay Negroni
1 ½ oz Jettywave Botanical Gin
¾ oz bitter red liqueur (Campari or similar)
¾ oz sweet vermouth
Instructions: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and stir with ice until well chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over a large cube and garnish with an orange twist.
Classic Martini
2 ½ oz Jettywave Botanical Gin
½ dry vermouth
Instructions: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and stir with ice until well chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon twist or shiso leaf.
