Not Your Average Gins: A Valentines Collab with Singapore Distillery

For this Valentine’s Day, Edith Patisserie has curated a special gift set for you and your special someone! In collaboration with Singapore Distillery, we've prepared a box filled with an assortment of indulgent alcohol-infused treats that are sure to take you for a boozy ride with every bite! This gift set is made using Singapore Distillery's Merlion & Stolen Roses Gin. 

We have a surprise for you if you make it to the end of our post! (:  

 

Picture: Gin Gift Set

 

Singapore Distillery's Humble Beginnings

Singapore Distillery is a homegrown distillery that started in 2020 amidst the global pandemic. They are all about creating gins inspired by local flavours, with ingredients sourced from homegrown markets! Ashwin Sekaran, the founder and head distiller of Singapore Distillery, shared about his family holiday to London back in 2017, where he attended a Craft Distilling expo and was exposed to the world of craft distilleries and gin. A distillery tour opened his eyes to the importance of using expensive and hard-to-find botanicals like cardamom, cinnamon, fresh limes and cloves to create the best quality gin - all coincidentally available in Singapore. There’s no better place than home to start a distillery right here on our sunny island, and that’s exactly what he did!

 

Picture: Ashwin (left) & Sassi (right)

 

Our team was treated to a distillery tour where we met with Ashwin and his fellow distiller, Sassi. We were greeted by a 500-litre custom copper still, where all the magic happens. It is hand-made and by far the biggest still in Singapore. The copper helps to remove the sulphur compounds from the botanicals which can make the gin have a musty smell and flavour. This results in their gin having a cleaner, rounder and more balanced taste. 

What makes Singapore Distillery stand out from all the other distilleries in Singapore? 

According to Ashwin, it would be their range of gins and the fact that they’re not just flavoured versions of base gins. Each of their gins has its own bespoke recipe and distillation method. He felt that the only way to extract and showcase the best-combined flavours from Asian botanicals, which tend to be very unique and strong in flavour, was by building each flavour from scratch - a laborious process that ensures the best taste, quality, and heart. With a taste test of our chosen gin flavours, we quickly understood what Ashwin meant by the importance of capturing the essence of a familiar flavour:   

 

“Stolen Roses Gin is inspired by the Bandung. It’s such a beloved drink 

that we all love here and I wanted to see if I could make it into a gin

that would really capture the flavour and aroma of a nicely made 

Bandung. It even works well with milk.”

 

Picture: 500-litre Custom Copper Still

 

We asked Ashwin about what he wanted people to know about distilleries and locally produced gin. He shared that the funny thing about what makes Singapore local is that as a country, we have influences from all over the world; Southeast Asia in particular. The only way to encapsulate flavours from the different cultures is to make use of ingredients from all over Asia - truly showcasing the Singapore Spirit.  

In creating our Gin Gift set, the most important was to ensure we capture both the taste and essence of Singapore Distillery and its curated flavours, we hope you get the opportunity to try it! 

Our collaboration gift set is available for preorders in limited quantities at www.edithpatisserie.com. Place your orders today and surprise your special someone with a curated dessert box set! 

 

Picture: Ashwin showing us the Merlion Gin

We are grateful to Ashwin and Sassi for giving us a tour of the distillery and for sharing their unique process of gin-making. Their passion for constantly improving and innovating their gins is something we really admire and it was a very insightful experience. We hope that this blog gave you a little insight into locally-produced gin and how with a little creativity - they can be turned into yummy desserts!

 

Picture: Gin bottles ready to be labelled

 

If you have read this far, congratulations! We have an exclusive discount code just for you! Enjoy $10 OFF storewide at Singapore Distillery’s website (www.singaporedistillery.com) with this promo code: SGPASTRY10. Promo code is only applicable on gins, vodkas, and gift sets. Promo code is valid until the 30 April 2023.