Squadron Gin
After pressing the grapes for the wine, there were quite a few residues left. These residues still contained so many aromas that it would be a shame not to use them anymore! At the Montepertini winery, they immediately saw an opportunity to make another product, a gin.
This is a 100% local gin with ingredients such as juniper, lemon, basil, thyme and rosemary. Distillery Het Aerts Paradijs was hired for the distillation.
On 12 May 1940, the plane of sergeant-pilot Fred Marland is shot down and crashes into the embankment of the Albert Canal, at the current Heseputterstraat. It was part of 5 Fairey Battles of No.12 Squadron of the RAF that flew out to destroy the iron bridges in Vroenhoeven and Veldwezelt.
A few hundred metres further on, the grapes of our wine estate are ripening today. The perfect breeding ground for this Belgian gin, which was therefore given the appropriate name "Squadron".
Bottle 50 cl: 39 euros
