Distillery
Origine Green Spirits
Italian spirits producer with a strong focus on organic certification; known for the gin Gino / Gino Bio made with certified raw materials and low-temperature distillation techniques.
- Cengio Alto (Cengio) · Liguria · Italy
- Since 2004
- 1 product
The story
The project was founded in 2004 by Alessandro Pancini and Luca Graffo. Launched as Laboratorio Origine in the Val Bormida area (Cengio Alto, province of Savona), the team developed a production of liqueurs and distillates using raw materials from organic farming and highlighting local botanicals.
Production philosophy
Favor certified organic raw materials, promote local ingredients (particularly medicinal herbs from the Val Bormida) and focus on low-temperature production processes to preserve natural aromas.
Territory
Val Bormida (Cengio Alto), province of Savona, Liguria, Italy.
Production method
Cold maceration and infusion of botanicals, in-house production of spirits from organic wheat, vacuum distillation (vacuum distillation with rotary evaporator/rotavapor) at low temperatures, cold stabilization and cold filtration.
Distillation
Vacuum distillation (rotavapor/rotary evaporator) after cold maceration/infusion; cold stabilization and cold filtration.
Characteristics
- Type
- Distillery
- City
- Cengio Alto (Cengio)
- Categories
- organic gin
- Italian gin
- herbal liqueurs
- craft vodka
- liqueur laboratory
- Raw materials
- soft wheat / organic wheat
- juniper berries
- licorice
- Damask rose
- sage
- lemon
- spring water (Alps)
- Representative products
- Gin Gino Origine 70cl
- Gino (Gin Gino Bio)
What makes it distinctive
- Production with certified organic raw materials
- Vacuum distillation to preserve delicate aromas
- Production site in the Val Bormida area (Cengio Alto, Savona)
- Range focused on gin and liqueurs based on medicinal herbs