Apostoles Argentina Mate Gin

Yerba mate is the national drink of Argentina — a caffeinated leaf sipped from a gourd through a metal straw at every gathering — and Renato "Tato" Giovannoni, the most celebrated bartender in the country, built a gin around it. Giovannoni owns Florería Atlántico in Buenos Aires, the only bar in South America on the World's 50 Best list, and Príncipe de los Apóstoles is his tribute to Argentine sociability: distilled in small German copper pot stills at Sol de los Andes in Mendoza from a wheat base, with juniper and coriander joined by botanicals sourced entirely in Argentina — young, undried yerba mate for its floral rather than bitter side, pink grapefruit peel, eucalyptus as a nod to the forests of Giovannoni's native Pinamar, and peperina, a wild Andean mint whose volatile oils can read as peppermint, thyme, or oregano depending on the plant. Bottled at 42.5% ABV. Expect eucalyptus and fresh mint on the nose with grapefruit and a grassy, tea-like green note, opening into a velvety, smooth, creamy palate of herbs, faint chocolate, and citrus over restrained juniper, finishing cool and long. Honest note: Good Gin Tentions found it interesting rather than spectacular and not for everyone — the eucalyptus-and-peperina profile is distinctly its own. Where it truly shines is the Negroni, which elevates it to top-shelf, and a Collins or G&T with grapefruit. Argentina's first craft gin, now sold in seventeen countries.

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