Gin · 42.0% ABV
Big Sur Gin - Classic
Price
$$$$
Availability
Nationwide
Order size
1+ cases
12 bottles per case
Calwise's flagship gin, distilled from wine grapes with native California botanicals including white sage, elderberries, and bay leaves, built to evoke the hillsides of Big Sur.
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The Brand
Calwise Spirits
Paso Robles, CA
Est. 2018
Calwise Spirits Co. is a craft distillery in Paso Robles, California, built around founder Aaron's obsession with distilling, which started as a college dorm-room hobby and grew into a full production house. The lineup spans Big Sur Gin, Axe Hole whiskey, Hazard Reef rum, and Western Fruit Exchange orange liqueur, each one built around a piece of California: Big Sur's forest trails, vineyard barrels, and local orange groves.
View brand profile →The Founder's Note
Aaron's family has a distilling history that runs almost a century deep, tracing back to his great-great-grandfather's moonshining operation, shut down during Prohibition. He started making spirits as a hobby in his college dorm room; it grew into a passion, then an obsession, and eventually Calwise Spirits.
How It's Made
Calwise builds its spirits around California ingredients and barrels sourced from the local wine industry. Big Sur Gin is distilled from wine grapes and native botanicals like juniper, sage, yerba santa, bay, and elderberry. Axe Hole whiskey and Hazard Reef rum both age and finish in repurposed wine barrels using a solera system for some batches. The orange liqueurs use fresh fruit sourced from California growers.
Tasting Notes
Juniper, sage, lemon, earth, lavender, and fruit.
