TWO MOONS DISTILLERY
Hong Kong
Two Moons Distillery is a micro-distillery based in Hong Kong and was established by Ivan Chang and Dimple Yuen in 2019. As I've written about previously, they also encountered a lot of red tape in setting up in Hong Kong, taking nearly 2 years before they received their distillery licence.
Dimple used to be a programmer before she became a distiller and pursued her diploma in distilling at the Institute of Brewing and Distilling in the UK, whilst Ivan has a background in the hospitality industry. They have strived to show that it is possible to make a classic gin, but showcasing asian botanicals and pride themselves on the entire process being done by hand, right down to the wax top on the bottles.
Their custom made copper still is called Luna and is made up of two round shapes, representing two orange moons. The label design incorporates a Parrot, which references the Distiller's Parrot. If you aren't familiar with the term, during distillation, after the gin leaves the final condensing column it goes into the proofing parrot - a small, cylindrical collection vessel that catches the distillate long enough to get an “on-the-fly” measurement of ABV being produced in real time.
Two Moons’ Signature Dry Gin features 12 distinct botanicals. At least a third are of Asian origin and include dried tangerine peel, fresh lemon peel, pink peppercorn, Chinese apricot kernels, tonka bean and premium Madagascan vanilla pods.