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Spiced Negroni Gin

Four Pillars Spiced Negroni Gin was the first ever gin created specifically to go in a Negroni cocktail. It is a highly aromatic, rich and (yes) spicy gin with great power and intensity. We use the West African spice grains of paradise and Indonesian cubeb to up the ante, and open the plates when distilling to add weight to the gin.

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Spiced Negroni Gin has been highly awarded all around the world.

MASTER
Global Gin Masters
2024
MASTER
Global Gin Masters
2023
MASTER
Global Gin Masters
2022
GOLD
London Spirits Competition
2021
BEST GIN
World Gin Awards
2020
MASTER
Asian Gin Masters
2020
DOUBLE GOLD
Stuttgart ISC
2019
GOLD
Global Gin Masters
2019
GOLD
London IWSC
2019
MASTER
Global Gin Masters
2018
GOLD
Stuttgart ISC
2018
GOLD
HK IWSC
2016

The most widely held story is that the Negroni cocktail was invented at Caffe Casoni in Florence, Italy in 1919. 

Legend tells that Count Camillo Negroni asked his friend, bartender Forsco Scarselli, to strengthen his favourite cocktail (the Americano) by replacing the soda water with gin. Scarselli added an orange garnish, rather than the lemon you’d usually get with an Americano, and the drink took off. 

Before long, everyone was coming into Caffe Casoni for a ‘Negroni’, and the classic cocktail was born.

The identification of Count Camillo Negroni, the inventor of the Negroni.
An illustrated icon of the four pillars gin negroni
A bottle of Four Pillars Gin Spiced Negroni Gin sitting on a retro kitchen bench, next to a negroni with a garnish of orange.
A freshly made negroni cocktail with a wedge of orange, sits beside a bottle of Spiced Negroni Gin from Four Pillars Gin.

This gin was originally the result of a conversation between Cameron Mackenzie (our distiller) and Jason Williams (one of the World’s Top Ten Bartenders) back in 2014. Together they wanted to create a gin specifically for the Negroni, to cut through the bitter and vermouth.

We use botanicals like Tasmanian pepperberry leaf, cinnamon, West African spice grains of paradise and Indonesian cubeb to up the ante. Plus there’s some fresh ginger in the botanical basket to help lift the spice, and we opened up the plates to add weight and intensity to the gin.

The exotic spices in our Spiced Negroni Gin give it a punch to stand up to the strong flavours in a Negroni.

Juniper
location: Macedonia

Without juniper, there is no gin. When distilled, it adds a medicinal flavour with notes of pine needles. Juniper is grown wild, and the berries are harvested by hand on mountain slopes.

Coriander
location: South Australia

We source coriander seeds locally for their intense aromatics. We use the dry seeds (not fresh leaves) and they produce amazing lemony citrus notes when crushed and distilled.

Green cardamom
location: Guatemala

We use green cardamom, one of the most expensive spices in the world. The flavour is intense, giving sweet perfumed notes and ginger characteristics when distilled.

Cassia
location: Sri Lanka

This spice is made from the bark of East Asian trees related to the ‘true cinnamon’ of Sri Lanka. Cassia adds a distinct richness to our gin, bringing all the other spices together.

Star anise
location: Vietnam

We source ours from Vietnam and the aromatics are insane. When we open a small package of star anise the entire distillery fills with aromas of fresh liquorice, sarsaparilla and pastis.

Lavender
location: Yarra Valley

Lavender is used sparingly to lift the other aromatics, so it isn’t an obvious character in the final gin. Grown locally, though occasionally we have to source from France.

Angelica
location: Netherlands

We use the root of the plant, which has a very earthy, mushroom or woody smell. Angelica adds to the soft texture of the final gin, along with a very, very subtle bitterness.

Pepperberry
location: Tasmania

We use the leaf of the Tasmanian pepperberry. This local botanical works so well with our Asian spices, adding warmth and length to the palate without adding heat.

Lemon myrtle
location: Queensland

Lemon myrtle is a beautiful alternative to lemon peel when distilling. Its floral character mingles with the other spices without dominating any flavours, textures or aromas.

Orange
location: Australia

In Australia we’re lucky to have oranges all year round, from different growers depending on the season. Fresh biodynamic oranges give warm Mediterranean citrus notes that lift all the spices.

Ginger
location: Queensland

Fresh ginger provides the level of flavour lift required to match other botanicals. We like to use mature ginger for its juiciness and intensity.

Grains of paradise
location: Ghana

These native West African seeds bring a pungent, black pepper flavour with hints of citrus. A cross between pepper and cardamom, though botanically related to neither.

Cubeb
location: Indonesia

With intense lavender-like aromatics and a cracked-pepper taste, once distilled this Indonesian plant offers an unexpected spicy, floral sweetness with earthy undertones.

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Spiced Negroni Gin is made for a Negroni but it’s a heavy-lifter in other cocktails too.

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This centenary-old Italian cocktail is the ultimate balance of spirit, sweet and bitter.
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This is a G&T but not as you know it, with grapefruit and spice adding intensity.
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Just what cocktail hour calls for, refreshing with a kick of ginger and lime.
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A beautiful twist on the classic, it’s complex and balanced with lush texture and spicy zing.
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No.1_Negroni

This centenary-old Italian cocktail is the ultimate balance of spirit, sweet and bitter.

INGREDIENTS
  • 30mL Spiced Negroni Gin
  • 30mL Campari
  • 30mL sweet red vermouth
  • Orange
METHOD
  • Layer ingredients over ice in a short glass
  • Squeeze in orange
  • Mix with a tall spoon

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No.2_Spiced G&T

This is a G&T but not as you know it, with grapefruit and spice adding intensity.

INGREDIENTS
  • 45mL Four Pillars Spiced Negroni Gin
  • 90mL good tonic water
  • Fresh grapefruit 
METHOD
  • Add ice and gin to a short glass
  • Top with tonic water
  • Garnish with a wedge of grapefruit

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No.3_Automobile

Just what cocktail hour calls for, refreshing with a kick of ginger and lime.

INGREDIENTS
  • 45ml Spiced Negroni Gin
  • 30ml fresh lime juice
  • 15ml Grenadine
  • Ginger beer 
  • Lime
METHOD
  • Add the ingredients in a highball over ice
  • Top with ginger beer and garnish with mint

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No.4_Spiced Negroni Sour

A beautiful twist on the classic, it’s complex and balanced with lush texture and spicy zing.

INGREDIENTS
  • 60ml Spiced Negroni Gin
  • 25ml fresh lemon juice
  • 15ml sugar syrup
  • 10ml Campari
  • 15ml egg white
METHOD
  • Combine all ingredients in a shaker
  • Shake well and double strain into a coupette
  • Garnish with a dried orange slice

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Cam was a gin drinker long before he was a gin maker, and his favourite drink was always the Negroni. So it wasn’t long before he created our Spiced Negroni Gin especially for this classic Italian cocktail.

A bartended mixes a negroni cocktail with Four Pillars Gin's spiced Negroni Gin.
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