Gin Pira

Pira is a new gin recipe created by Drouin, which continues to explore the aromas of the Normandy region.

Dans cette nouvelle édition, c’est la poire qui se trouve placée au centre de la recette. Des poires à poiré normandes,  se trouvent ainsi associées au genièvre, à la vanille, au citron, au poivre noir ainsi qu’à la racine d’Iris, cette fleure qui orne le toit des chaumières normandes.

Pira is made using the same principles as the original Le Gin; each flavour is macerated and redistilled separately to optimise the extraction of flavours.

The distillates are then blended before bottling.

"Along with the apple, the pear is the other emblematic fruit of Normandy. In the Pays d'Auge, pear trees are generally planted alongside apple orchards. These large trees, which can reach over 15 metres in height, with their deep roots, form excellent windbreaks for the more fragile apple trees... The pear trees of Normandy live up to 300 years. The perry pear is a small pear with a subtle aroma, combining acidity and tannins. With Pira, I wanted to work around this fruit, by choosing a variety typical of the Domfront region, the Domfront pear."

Guillaume Drouin

Pira offers gourmet aromas of white fruits, black pepper and iris, always with the aromatic intensity that characterises Drouin's signature gins.

Tasting advice:

To be enjoyed neat or as a gin and tonic, with a thin slice of pear or elderflower as a garnish.