Orbium
⏳ Drinking Window
As a high-proof distilled spirit, it does not mature or improve with bottle age. It is designed to be consumed upon release and will remain stable indefinitely if kept sealed in a cool, dark environment.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic tonic water or dry vermouth in cocktails, fresh seafood such as raw oysters, and light botanical or cucumber-based appetizers.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hendrick's Orbium is a distilled gin produced in Girvan, Scotland, by William Grant & Sons. Crafted by Master Distiller Lesley Gracie, this spirit is an evolution of the original Hendrick's Gin recipe. It is infused with additional botanicals, notably blue lotus blossom, cinchona bark (quinine), and wormwood, which complement the signature cucumber and rose distillates. The production involves a combination of two different stills—the Bennett pot still and the Carter-Head copper column still—to extract a balance of heavy and light botanical characters. The resulting spirit is dry, herbaceous, and distinctly bitter.
🍾 About the Producer
Introduced in 1999 by independent family distillers William Grant & Sons, Hendrick's ignited the modern craft gin renaissance from the coastal town of Girvan in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Master Distiller Lesley Gracie conceived the spirit using an unconventional dual-still distillation architecture, marrying heavy, robust distillates from an antique 1860 Bennett pot still with delicate, ethereal botanical vapors captured by a rare 1948 Carter-Head still. The two fractions are carefully harmonized before receiving Gracie's signature post-distillation cold infusions of Bulgarian Damask rose petals and crisp cucumber essence. In 2018, operations moved into the purpose-built Hendrick's Gin Palace, which includes specialized hothouses fostering Mediterranean and tropical botanicals for experimental micro-distillations. Beyond the benchmark original expression, Gracie showcases limited releases through her 'Cabinet of Curiosities' laboratory, featuring boundary-pushing expressions like Orbium, Neptunia, Flora Adora, and Grand Cabaret, defined by floral complexity, pristine maritime purity, and bright, herbaceous aromatics.