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Insulæ / Insulae

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Insulæ (Insulae) is a Sicilian company that creates and produces a range of spirits and liqueurs inspired by the Mediterranean territory, with particular focus on gins flavored with local botanicals and a vermouth based on Marsala.
Sicilian gins Marsala-based vermouth prickly pear liqueurs (rosolio) Mediterranean aperitifs artisanal spirits
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Producer range

Producer range Insulæ / Insulae

Spirit categories

Sicilian gins Marsala-based vermouth prickly pear liqueurs (rosolio) Mediterranean aperitifs artisanal spirits

Representative products

INSULÆ Sicilian Gin (Sicilian Gin) INSULÆ Saline Gin (Saline - Sicilian Gin) - 70cl Vermouth INSULÆ Mediterraneo - 75cl Liqueur DONNA ROSA Rosolio of Prickly Pear - 70cl (available from retailers: Shiratama Umeshu from Akashi 50cl - present on sales platforms)

Raw materials

grain alcohol from Italian cereals (for gin) Sicilian botanicals and citrus (lemon, orange, mandarin, jasmine, etc.) capers and caperberries (for Saline Gin) sea salt from the salt pans (Trapani/Paceco) (for Saline Gin) prickly pear (for Donna Rosa rosolio) aged Marsala wine (base for the Vermouth Mediterraneo) herbs and spices for vermouth aromatization (e.g., artemisia/wormwood, gentian, orange, cinnamon) - as indicated on product sheets

Casks and ageing vessels

oak barrels (for aging the Marsala used in the vermouth base)
Distillation and production

Distillation and production

Production method

Declared production in small batches (small batch) using copper pot stills heated with direct fire; for the Vermouth the base used is aged Marsala (see notes). Some products are obtained by maceration (e.g., rosoli).

Distillation

Distillation in copper pot stills with direct fire (small batch / small batches), as stated on the official product sheets.

Ageing

For the Vermouth 'Mediterraneo' aged Marsala is used for the base, matured at least 12 months in oak barrels; the gins are presented as unaged (fresh distillates).

Producer history Insulæ / Insulae

According to the official site, Insulæ S.r.l. is a Sicilian company founded in January 2019 by two young Sicilian entrepreneurs. Since the launch of its first product, INSULÆ Sicilian Gin, the company has focused on telling the story of Sicily through distillates and alcoholic beverages.

Production philosophy

To tell Sicily and the Mediterranean through products that combine tradition and innovation: use of local botanicals, evocations of the island landscape and attention to territorial identity as a narrative element of the bottles.

Territory

Production and inspiration: Sicily (Italy). The brand declares commercial presence also in foreign markets (e.g., Belgium, Estonia, Greece, Malta, America).

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