No. 1 — Distilled in Andalucía

Born of chalk— white earth and Atlantic light.

§ Origin

Below the cliffs of Cádiz the earth turns white. Albariza — chalk soil, threaded with marine fossils, holding morning dew long after the sun has burned everything else dry. We took its name because we took its discipline: a quiet attention to what the land gives, and what it asks in return.

— The distillers

est. MMXXVI
43.2% vol
700 ml

Movement One

What the sierra gives.

Each botanical hand-cut from the limestone hills above Grazalema. Only what the season offers — no shortcuts, no imports of convenience. The land sets the recipe; we keep the notebook.

Movement Two

Patience as method.

Twenty-one days submerged in neutral grain spirit. No heat, no force. We let the botanicals release their oils in the time the botanicals decide — and we have learned not to ask them to hurry.

Movement Three

Single copper still.

One hundred and twelve litres at a time. The first and last fractions are discarded — heads and tails belong to the river. What remains is the centre, the heart cut, and only that.

Movement Four

Stoneware silence.

Six weeks of quiet in unglazed earthenware. The spirit settles, the edges soften, the corners go from drawn to held. We bottle only when the gin says it is ready — and the gin is rarely in a hurry.

§ The Inventory

Eight botanicals,
no more.

Listed here in the order they enter the still. We do not list quantities. Some things should remain ours.

  1. 01

    Juniperus communis

    Juniper

    The backbone. Hand-harvested in the Sierra de Grazalema after the first cold.

  2. 02

    Citrus medica

    Cedrat

    Mediterranean citron. The zest is slow-dried, never pressed — oil-rich, never sharp.

  3. 03

    Coriandrum sativum

    Coriander

    Earthbound spice, harvested in late summer when the seeds turn from green to dust.

  4. 04

    Rosmarinus officinalis

    Rosemary

    Hillside wild, cut after the first autumn rain — never before, never from a garden.

  5. 05

    Lavandula stoechas

    Lavender

    Purple-headed, from Atlantic-facing slopes. Used in restraint — a memory, not a perfume.

  6. 06

    Pimpinella anisifolia

    Anise

    Restrained. Never sweet, never showy — present only at the very edge of the finish.

  7. 07

    Origanum vulgare

    Oregano

    Sun-cured on the stem. The mineral undertone of the Andalusian summer in a single leaf.

  8. 08

    Foeniculum vulgare

    Fennel

    Pale seed for the dry, clean finish — the last botanical in, the last note to leave.

Albariza No. 1 — 700ml bottle, presented as still life

Photographed in natural light — Jerez, March 2026

§ Object

Albariza
No. 1

Nose

Pine resin and salt. Crushed juniper. A second breath finds dry citrus peel and the suggestion of white pepper.

Palate

A long, mineral middle. Coriander warmth held against rosemary edge. Anise arrives last and quietly.

Finish

Stone. The taste of the cliff after rain — clean, mineral, lingering longer than expected.

Specification

700 ml — 43.2% vol — Single batch — Numbered by hand.

Serve

Neat, in a small tulip. Or with cold tonic and a strip of lemon peel — never lime, never garnish that competes.

A gin that does not try to be liked. It assumes you will come to it — and you do.
Eat & Travel Quarterly · Spring 2026

§ Where to find it

Stockists.

Albariza is poured in a small number of carefully chosen places. Hospitality enquiries are welcome at trade@albariza.example.

Madrid

  • Sala de Despiece Calle de Ponzano 11
  • Salmon Guru Calle de Echegaray 21
  • Picnic Calle de Mendizábal 41

Barcelona

  • Paradiso Carrer de Rera Palau 4
  • Sips Carrer de Muntaner 108
  • Two Schmucks Carrer de Joaquín Costa 52

Sevilla

  • La Brunilda Calle Galera 5
  • Eslava Calle Eslava 3
  • Casa Morales Calle García de Vinuesa 11

Cádiz

  • Bar Garrigós Calle Sopranis 6
  • La Curiosidad de Mauro Calle Veedor 10
  • Casa Manteca Calle Corralón de los Carros 66

London

  • Tayer + Elementary 152 Old Street
  • Lyaness 20 Upper Ground
  • Satan's Whiskers 343 Cambridge Heath Road

Paris

  • Little Red Door 60 Rue Charlot
  • Le Syndicat 51 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis
  • Bisou 15 Boulevard du Temple