Kuiper Belt Small Batch Dry Gin Atmospheric 080725OFFER Christelle Betton's "Elixir" cuvée proves

Christelle Betton's "Elixir" cuvée proves that Marsanne

and it makes an unusually persuasive case for one of Italy's great and still-underappreciated grapes

Stylistically similar to Campari

The result is a white with real grip and a little wildness to it

One hundred percent whole-cluster fermented using carbonic maceration

Kuiper Belt Small Batch Dry Gin Atmospheric 080725OFFER Christelle Betton's "Elixir" cuvée provesYes, that E 40. Bay Area rap royalty Earl Stevens has put his name on a lot of things over the years, and this one actually earns its shelf space: a small batch dry gin built on eight botanicals, with juniper leading and a big lift of citrus behind it, plus floral turns from lavender, rose and orange blossom. It's cleanly made and doesn't hide behind sweetness, which means it does the one job a dry gin has to do, which is hold its shape when you mix