Among the best gins in the world there is a Sicilian one, it is Openthe gin distilled in Sicily that uses exclusively ingredients and botanicals from the island. Apenera Gin won over the jury of the rigorous independent international competition “The Gin Guide Awards”.
Apenera Gin it passed three batteries of blind tests and was declared the winner for the category “Contemporary Gin”, winning over judges from all over the world for the quality of its extraordinary botanicals, the scents and aromas that tell of Sicily, the great softness and its marked elegance.
Protagonists of Opengin produced exclusively with botanicals from the Sicilian territory following processes aimed at sustainability, are the Etna juniper berries which are accompanied by: la Ribera PGI orange peelThe lemon and pink grapefruit from Syracuse and the black bee honey, which gives citrus and spicy notes to the structure of the liqueur. And then again they enter the very rich bouquet: the basili fennel seeds wild, the head thyme, mint from Agrigento and sage from Ragusa, vegetal notes that balance the citrus peaks and leave the palate with the freshness of a gin unique in the complexity of its aromas. Almonds and walnuts from Val di Noto they complete the structure and give softness, while the Lappedde apples from Messina And black blueberries from Etna they give density, uniting all the aromas in an elegant and refined symphony.
“An immense joy and a lot of satisfaction that repays us for all the efforts made in the last two years to carry forward our project – say Jerry Prestigiacomo and Giusy Cipolla, the two young founders and creators of Apenera Gin, who have returned to invest in Sicily after a long period abroad. “Our idea – they continue – is to associate the image of the Sicilian Black Honey Bee with the history of the Sicilians. A people who, like the Black Bees, have resisted and still resist the migrations and the many contradictions that characterize our island, and who now with a lot of effort and courage want to return to living in the cities and talk about the beauty of their origins from hero. This award gives us the strength to continue believing in our dreams.”
Open, was born in 2021 in Aragona, a small village 10 km from the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento and the Scala dei Turchi, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Here an old dried fruit warehouse has been expertly renovated and now houses a copper distiller handcrafted by the German Müller family, leaders in the world of still production since 1929. The distiller affectionately called “Mimì” was designed with a basket suspension for the most delicate botanicals and a pre-condenser, which by extracting the essential oils delicately and with the utmost respect for the raw material, allows the production of a gin with a complex and elegant taste, which won over the judges of the authoritative international competition .
With the victory of the “The Gin Guide Awards” a 100% Sicilian gin officially enters the Olympus of international spirits.
