Xoriguer

Xoriguer pronounced sho-ri-gair) is a unique tasting Mediterranean Gin from Mahón, Menorca. It is distilled from wine alcohol rather than the more commonly used grain alcohol and its flavour is infused with fresh juniper berries and herbs. Originally created for 18th Century British sailors and soldiers stationed on the island, it is still distilled by the Pons family, one of the original families of craftsmen who created the gin, having passed its secret recipe down from generation to generation.

Xoriguer's complex aromatic flavour creates an unusually delicious gin & tonic (the X&T) and its soft wine base means that it provides an excellent base for cocktails and can even be drunk neat as a 'sipping' gin over ice. Traditionally it is drunk at Menorcan fiestas with 'real' lemonade in 'Pomada' or with soda water and a medallion of lemon in 'Pallofa'.