NO. 209,
CABERNET SAUVIGNON BARREL RESERVE

Gin
California, USA
46% ABV
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81

V’s TASTING NOTES

Balanced botanicals but a little hot

BADGES (what do these mean?)

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SMALL TALK / CONVERSATION STARTERS

• A pagan hexafoil symbol was found alongside the sandstone window sill in the gothic buildings (now housing the distillery) which alludes to witchcraft and superstition. The rough mark scratched into the sandstone is also a sign used centuries ago to ward off evil spirits.

STORY

The No. 209 story begins in New York in 1870, when William Scheffler purchased the patent for California rights to a new design of a pot still. He journeyed west and eventually became a distiller at Krug in St. Helena, Napa Valley. In 1880, Scheffler bought Edge Hill Estate in St. Helena, at the time one of the most impressive wineries in the Napa Valley. A distiller at heart, in 1882 Scheffler added a stone and brick distillery to the winemaking facilities at Edge Hill. He registered the distillery with the Federal Government and was given distillery license number 209 which he proudly painted above the front door of his new distillery building. His distilled spirits were very high quality and won numerous awards, including a medal at the Universal Exposition of 1889 in Paris, France. The long lost medal came up for auction just as we were opening the distillery and is on display at the original distillery building in St Helena.

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