Our Grain-to-Glass Gin starts with a white whiskey, not vodka, distilled from a Belgian wheat beer brewed right here in Blanco, Texas. That foundation gives our gin a richer body and layered depth that carries through every sip.
Triple-distilled and infused with ten Texas botanicals, including our distinctive Hill Country bottle brush, it’s bright with citrus and juniper, lifted by soft menthol-floral notes, and finished with a touch of warm spice. Exceptionally versatile: Martini-ready, seamless in a Negroni, and crisp on the rocks.
Every bottle of Real Spirits Gin begins in the brewhouse. We start by brewing White, our retired Belgian-style wheat ale, minus the hops. Wheat provides a clean, desirable base, and this beer’s original ingredients — orange peel and coriander — subtly influence the gin’s final character.
Unlike most distillers who buy neutral grain spirits, we distill our beer into a white whiskey similar in style to jenever, the precursor to modern gin. Jenever is known for its malty, whiskey-like base made from grain mash rather than neutral spirit, creating a richer, more complex profile where juniper complements rather than dominates.
Our gin is distilled twice on its own and a third time with botanicals, using a combination of steeping and vapor infusion to fine-tune key flavors. After distillation, it rests for more than 80 days using a traditional French brandy technique. This gradual process slowly incorporates water to gently reduce alcohol content, allowing the spirit to develop a richer mouthfeel and greater complexity without “shocking” it through rapid dilution.
The result is a bright, aromatic spirit layered with Texas citrus (grapefruit, orange, and lemon), anchored by Blanco lavender, orris root, angelica, grains of paradise, coriander, and bottle brush leaves, a Hill Country botanical that adds a subtle menthol-eucalyptus lift.
Smooth, expressive, and distinctly Texan, our Grain-to-Glass Gin reflects the same care, curiosity, and craft that define everything we make at Real Spirits.
