Sông Cái: the first Vietnamese gin

The Sông Cái gin range draws its origins from the Vietnamese culinary philosophy, based on the balance between 'hot' and 'cold' energies.

This is why, therefore, the award-winning Dry Gin draws on the entire spectrum of the palate with a harmonious fusion of 16 botanicals from Southeast Asia, which include jungle pepper, black cardamom, green turmeric, licorice and local pomelo. The Floral Gin, for its part, takes us to the mountains and deltas of Vietnam, with a bouquet of 5 flowers: dragon claw, ylang ylang, jasmine, michelia alba and pomelo.

All botanicals, fruits and flowers are harvested by hand.

The Sông Cái distillery works closely with rural communities, maintaining some fixed points: the right payment for botanicals; funding reforestation programs; the preservation of the local flora; ongoing educational support. The ultimate goal is to create inclusive economic growth while strengthening the rural community and preserving Vietnam's cultural heritage.

Even the bottle labels are inspired by an ancient pictorial style that takes the name of Hàng Trong, and were designed by Lê Dình Nghiên, the last artist representing this style.