Gin 'Tzoa' Viere Hänte
Exclusive wineryThe Gin Tzoa by Viere Hänte is a product inspired by one of the tales of Lessinia, its home territory. The folklore character depicted is a basilisk whose gaze has the power to petrify anyone, and the only way to be saved from the spell is an herbal potion made from basil, a botanical found in the gin. On the nose, the scents of hand-picked botanicals such as white thorn, elderberry and lime explode for a deep, complex and persistent sip.
The Gin ‘Tzòa’ from the Venetian producer Viere Hante is crafted as an artisanal distillate that aims to convey the spirit of Lessinia, a suggestive area of the Prealps of Veneto with an ancient history. The name ‘Tzòa’ comes from the Cimbrian language, a Germanic idiom historically spoken in Lessinia, and means “two”, chosen because it was the second product of a series launched by the distillery. Moreover, there are two eyes of the basilisk, a mythological creature depicted and narrated on the label, capable of petrifying instantly those who cross its gaze. This gin is packaged in a characteristic hand-decorated red glass bottle that refers both to the chromatic tones of Italian liquor tradition and to the territory of Lessinia.
‘Tzòa’ Gin Viere Hante is made from a combination of alcohol obtained from organic farming cereals and as many as 20 botanicals mainly sourced from the historic Erbecedario of Sprea, in Lessinia, along with others cultivatedfrom Venetian agricultural estates. Among the botanicals used are the rowan, chestnut, linden, juniper, orange, dandelion, elderberry, cloves, pine buds, hawthorn, basil, and mallow. Only a small amount of sugars, around 10 grams per liter, is added to the final blend, necessary to balance the bitter taste of certain botanicals.
The Gin ‘Tzòa’ from Viere Hante is dense and crystalline, rich in intense and complex hints of orange, hawthorn, elderberry, and linden. The taste is decisive and quite vertical, excellently balanced between the slight sweet component and the characteristic balsamic returns of juniper that linger long on the palate.