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Audemus Umami Gin 42% 500ml

Audemus Umami Gin 42% 500ml
Audemus Umami Gin 42% 500ml
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Audemus Umami Gin 42% 500ml

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Savoury, mushroom- and seaweed-infused gin designed to pair with food and cocktails.

Made using innovative vacuum distillation in France's Cognac region.

Chef's favourite gin, savoury, wild, and wonderfully weird.

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Audemus Umami Gin 42% 500ml

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Tasting Notes

This is a gin that rewrites the script. Forget juniper-led London dry - this is distilled in small quantities from Parmesan cheese, mushrooms, and seaweed. Yes, really. But it is not a gimmick. It is a culinary spirit, a flavour map of savoury elegance designed for the back bar and the pass.

 

On the nose, it is disorienting - in the best way. Dried shiitake, warm earth, aged Parmesan rind, and the briny edge of kombu. It smells like the secret base of a Michelin-level broth. Underneath that, the faint green lift of fresh herbs - parsley stem, bay leaf - and a twist of white pepper.

 

On the palate, it is complex, bone-dry, and layered with savoury intensity. Think mushroom consomme spiked with citrus oils. There is no sweetness to soften it - this is all structure, all texture. Salty, earthy, woody, and faintly nutty, with the creaminess of aged cheese tempered by clean minerality. There's also a curious hint of tomato leaf and dried rosemary that brings a vegetal lift to the finish.

 

The finish is long, dry, and endlessly complex - like the echo of a rich broth that just keeps unfolding.

 

Do not drown this in tonic. Sip it neat, serve it in a Martini with a pickled shiitake, or use it as the base for a Bloody Mary that breaks all the rules and makes a few new ones.

Distillation & Provenance

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Distillation

Audemus Umami Gin is produced using vacuum distillation at 45°C — a low-temperature process that preserves volatile aromatic compounds that would be destroyed at higher temperatures. Hand-picked Sicilian capers are distilled under vacuum, then combined with an infusion of Parmigiano-Reggiano (Italian Parmesan, rich in natural glutamates), together with separately distilled bergamot and juniper. The blended components are rested in an old cognac barrel for several months before bottling. The result delivers a savoury, briny, and intensely complex gin — designed around the concept of umami, the fifth taste. Bottled at 42% ABV in a 500ml format.

Provenance

Audemus Spirits was founded in 2013 in Cognac, France, by Australian distiller Miko Abouaf, who was joined by Ian Spink in 2014. Audemus operates in the world capital of brandy production, drawing on cognac's tradition of precision distillation and cask expertise while pushing the boundaries of ingredient selection and technique. The distillery was recognised as Craft Producer of the Year at the Icons of Gin Awards 2020 and has collaborated with Michelin-starred chef Anne-Sophie Pic. Audemus is best known for Pink Pepper Gin but the Umami expression demonstrates the range's commitment to unexpected, technically demanding botanical sources.

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