{"product_id":"gin-vl92-1l","title":"Gin VL92 1L ","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-16118 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/garrafeiragrandeescolha.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/vl92-logo104x16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"16\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 'At the beginning of the 17th century, the Dutch sent the first Genever to the United Kingdom.'\u003cbr\u003e\n 400 years later, the crew of the VL92 was blazing a trail along the historic sea route to restore some of the Dutch courage to Gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eOn May 15, 2012, the first shipment of VL92 Gin to be distributed outside of the Netherlands was delivered to London. The gin arrived in London on a historic Dutch ship, having sailed from its base in Vlaardingen. Co-founder Sietze Kalkwijk presented the first case of VL92 Gin to the Artesian Bar team, led by world-renowned bartender Alex Kratena.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cspan\u003eDue to popular demand in England, the creators of the Dutch VL92 Gin arranged for the gin to cross the Channel – and to do so in style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cspan\u003eThe VL92 Gin was named after a historic freighter from the Dutch city of Vlaardingen. On May 11th, the original VL92 freighter will depart for England along with two other historic Vlaardingen lumber ships, with the VL92 Gin on board. The VL92, nicknamed \"The Balder,\" will take the lead, followed by \"The Iris\" and \"The Galant.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eVL92 Gin was born from the quest of two entrepreneurs to find their ultimate gin.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBuilt on a base of malt wine, VL92 Gin has its roots in the Dutch genever tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe malt wine gives it its boldness;\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eits complexity derives from the interplay of botanical elements that culminate in the eccentric and citrusy final note of a surprising ingredient: coriander leaf.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe gin was named after a historic Dutch sailing ship whose cargo contained exotic spices too daring for local genever recipes – but perfectly suited for a VL92 Gin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n","brand":"Garrafeira Grande Escolha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188463395153,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4122\/8625\/files\/gin_VL_92.jpg?v=1772537867","url":"https:\/\/garrafeiragrandeescolha.pt\/en\/products\/gin-vl92-1l","provider":"Garrafeira Grande Escolha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}