Hi-Spirits debuts Scapegrace Gin in the UK

UK distributor Hi-Spirits has expanded its spirits portfolio with the addition of New Zealand gin brand Scapegrace.

Scapegrace Gin combines “classic juniper and citrus notes with subtler floral and spice undertones”

Distilled by Rogue Society Distilling Co, Scapegrace is made from spring water sourced from the country’s Southern Alps and 12 botanicals from around the world.

Its name is a traditional word for rogue or rascal, and incorporates gin’s “murky history” with a black-tinted bottle – a shape based on an antique genever bottle.

The new offering is described as a complex gin which combines “classic juniper and citrus notes with subtler floral and spice undertones.”

The spirit is batch-distilled using a restored 19^th century copper whisky still, with each batch individually numbered.

Hi-Spirits managing director Dan Bolton said: “Scapegrace is a great addition to our gin portfolio, as a premium spirit that carries New Zealand’s reputation for clean, fresh flavours with it.

“Consumers increasingly enjoy a range of gins and gin serves in their drinking repertoire. Along with offering on-trade and off-trade retailers classic and modern gins, both British and global, we’re helping them to plan their ranges and segment the gin category to meet consumer expectations.”

Suggested serves include in an Aviation and Gin & Bit, a combination of Scapegrace Gin with bitter lemon and garnished with orange slices.

Scapegrace Gin is bottled at 42.2% abv and available at an RRP of £39.99.