Fred Jerbis is an adventurous young producer from the Fruili region of Italy who is more of an herbalist than a distiller. Fred forages, grows and gathers most of his ingredients locally. The primary ingredients in his Gin 43 are juniper, bitter and sweet orange peel, lemon peel, mandarin peel, yarrow, fresh thyme, dried sage leaves, fresh lemon balm, fresh elderflower and mugo pine cone. The straw yellow color of the gin comes from a cold infusion of orange blossom and saffron which is done after the infusion of other fresh and dried botanicals both through steam distillation and hot maceration. The combination of citrus and savory notes lends itself well to sweet vermouth, especially the Negroni!