Broken Heart Spirits
Episode 17
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Distilled in the Pure South of New Zealand for the moments in-between, Broken Heart Gin is a two-time IWSC medallist. It is the product of a 3-year commitment by Joerg Henkenhaf and the late Berndt Schnabel to create a gin that neither had tried before.
Broken Heart is the flagship in a broad suite of products from the home of Broken Heart Spirits, located in Queenstown, New Zealand.
https://www.brokenheartspirits.com/
Joerg’s product making philosophy is steeped in a passion for organic and fresh, forged as youngster growing up with his sister and parents in Grünwettersbach, Karlshruhe.
Broken Heart's botanical line up takes in elements of the New Zealand’s South Island; heather, lemon peel, orange blossom and water from the southern alps. The gin classics are there too with juniper, coriander and angelica. Interestingly, the gin also uses malt and hops, giving its contemporary style a connection to Genever, widely regarded as the forefather to modern gin.
A mouth-watering line-up like that is hard to beat.
Join me and my co-contributor - affectionately known as the Antipodean Harpie, as we put Broken Heart through its paces in 4 formats; neat, with tonic, as a Martini and as a Southside.
Be bold. Enjoy yourself. Let’s create a new gin narrative
To learn more about Joerg and Berndt, check out the 2-part Broken Heart story on the Still Magic podcast here.
https://pod.co/still-magic/the-distillers-voice-broken-heart-spirits-part-1
https://pod.co/still-magic/the-distillers-voice-broken-heart-spirits-part-2
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Narrator: Marcel Thompson
Narrator: @antipodeanharpie
Editor: @alexiepigot
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Still Magic
Hosted by award winning gin distiller and educator Marcel Thompson, the Still Magic podcast provides insights concerning gin making, gin producing, gin distilling, gin manufacturing, gin commercialising, gin tasting, gin drinking gin steeping and everything else in between.
Each podcast episode brings gin's centuries-long history to life in a contemporary setting, season by season. This includes assessing an array of different gins in efforts to determine what makes a great gin.
Local and international distillers share their insights as well. You'll receive a rare glimpse into the energy, passion, and desire that manifests itself as wonderful products people enjoy worldwide.
Collective experiences from episode guests will show that the following principles are as applicable to a gin making journey as any other new, exciting, or challenging endeavour
- Simplicity is best;
- Less is more;
- Inexperience is no barrier to success.
Be bold. Enjoy yourselves. Let's create the next gin narrative...