Ransom Dry Gin
Ransom · Ransom Spirits
Ransom Dry Gin is Tad Seestedt's purist counterpart to his celebrated Old Tom — a gin built on classical London Dry architecture but rendered with an artisan's hand and Pacific Northwest grain. It rewards patience and contemplation, each sip revealing another layer of carefully integrated botanical work. A gin whose flavor is genuinely built to last, sip after sip.
Nose
A beautifully structured bouquet opens with assertive juniper pine and bright lemon zest, followed by warm waves of coriander seed and dried angelica root. Beneath those foundational gin aromatics, subtle undercurrents of orris root powder and a whisper of white pepper emerge with patience.
Palate
The entry is clean and juniper-forward, with a resinous, almost waxy texture that gives the spirit remarkable body. Midpalate brings coriander's warm citrus-spice character alongside gentle lavender florality and a peppery warmth that radiates across the tongue. The distillate feels purposeful and layered, each botanical arriving in deliberate sequence.
Finish
Long and warming with lingering juniper resin, dried lemon peel, and a faint trail of earthy angelica that anchors the experience. The peppery spice returns on the close, giving the finish real staying power.
- Style
- American Dry Gin
- Botanicals
- Juniper berries, coriander seed, angelica root, orris root, lemon peel, orange peel, cardamom
- Base Spirit
- Grain spirit distilled from Pacific Northwest corn and malted barley
- Distillation
- Pot-distilled in small batches using a direct-fire copper alembic still
Cocktail Suggestion
The Foundation Stone — 2 oz Ransom Dry Gin · ¾ oz dry vermouth · ¼ oz yellow Chartreuse · 2 dashes orange bitters · Stir with ice, strain into a coupe, express a lemon twist over the surface and drop it in.
Food Pairing
The gin's juniper-pine backbone and citrus brightness mirror the herb crust on a simply grilled whole branzino, while wedges of preserved lemon echo the spirit's zesty aromatics. A side of charred broccolini with shaved Parmigiano ties into the gin's earthy angelica notes.
Tad Seestedt founded Ransom Spirits in Oregon's Willamette Valley with a reverence for pre-Prohibition distilling traditions, and his Dry Gin channels that philosophy into a classically structured spirit where every botanical earns its place.
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