Brand
Copperhead
Copperhead is a Belgian gin brand offering a range focused on London Dry and flavored variants, known for expressions such as Original London Dry, Black Batch and The Gibson Edition.
- Menen · West Flanders · Belgium
- 3 products
The story
The idea of Copperhead arose from the meeting of a curious pharmacist-entrepreneur and the gin tradition: according to the official account, it was in the summer of 2013 that Yvan Vindevogel discovered the affinity between pharmaceutical practice and the art of blending botanicals, giving rise to the Copperhead project. The company operates under the legal name Copperhead NV and manages communications and distribution from its listed headquarters in Menen, Belgium.
Production philosophy
The brand presents itself as an 'alchemist's gin': the approach is to experiment with combinations of botanicals and create different expressions from a common base, offering variants designed both for cocktail use and for tasting.
Territory
Belgium (operational headquarters in Menen, Province of West Flanders); the brand is marketed on international markets through distributors and retailers.
Production method
Production is based on a reference recipe (the Original London Dry) and on derived versions that add botanicals or undergo barrel finishing for special editions; individual product sheets list the botanicals used for each variant.
Ageing
Barrel finishing in Pedro Ximénez oak barrels for some editions (e.g. Barrel Aged I matured in Pedro Ximénez barrels for a limited period).
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Menen
- Categories
- gin
- London Dry gin
- flavored gin
- barrel-aged gin
- spirits brand
- Raw materials
- juniper berries
- coriander seeds
- angelica root
- cardamom
- orange peel
- Ceylon black tea (Black Batch)
- elderflower/elderberries (Black Batch)
- pickling spice blend (Gibson Edition)
- ottanvare 8-year genever in small quantity (Gibson Edition)
- Casks and ageing vessels
- Pedro Ximénez oak barrels
- Representative products
- Gin Copperhead Black Batch 50cl
- Gin Copperhead Original London Dry 50cl
- Gin Copperhead The Gibson Edition 50cl
What makes it distinctive
- Belgian brand with a narrated connection to pharmacy/alchemy and founder Yvan Vindevogel.
- Range centered on an original recipe (London Dry) with aromatic variants such as Black Batch and Gibson Edition.
- Presence of barrel-aged editions, with Barrel Aged I matured in Pedro Ximénez barrels.
- Gibson Edition designed with input from a mixing professional (a 'pickled' approach for the Martini Gibson).