Beyond the obligatory use of juniper berries, Gin distillers must make a number of decisions in creating their product: Which distillation approach is best to use? What other botanicals should be included, and in what proportions? 

The Gate 11 founders and master distillers experimented for three years to define the exact blend of nine botanicals for this refreshingly elegant gin. They even included Orris (Latin for Iris) root as a tribute to the Tennessee state flower.

Gate 11 Gin delivers a complex and subtle balance between floral and herbaceous, citric and earthy notes. Distilled in small 7 liter batches for quality control, our gin distillates are carefully collected in an ice bath receiver before being bottled, to capture all the nuance of our botanical blend. 

Gate 11 Dry Gin was been twice awarded Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Gold at the UK Gin Masters and the Beverage Tasting Institute and Platinum at the International SIP Awards.