JUNIQUE — sculpted by hand

JUNIQUE handmade black ceramic gin bottle on Kras limestone

01 — Bottle portrait

JUNIQUE ceramic bottle revealed inside its handcrafted black presentation box

02 — The presentation ritual

Juniper-Led Spirit — Kras Plateau

ONE
BERRY.
Absolute
clarity.

JUNIQUE begins with one unmistakable voice — wild juniper from the limestone Kras. Selected spices complete the recipe, but a distinctive process keeps them in support, allowing juniper to shape roughly 90% of the flavour.

Flavour≈ 90% juniper-led

Origin45.6°N — Kras

Strength47% ABV

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Philosophy

Restraint is the recipe.

§ 01 — On purity

Every botanical can pull focus. We made the others step back and left one berry standing in the open.

Juniper is the defining ingredient of gin — yet in many recipes its character is softened by coriander, citrus and other botanicals.

JUNIQUE takes a different path. Carefully selected spices remain in the recipe, but our distinctive process places them behind the berry, not beside it. The result is approximately 90% juniper-led in flavour: resinous, sharp and mineral.

It is a harder spirit to make. The supporting botanicals create depth, but there is nowhere for an average juniper berry to hide.

Process

Five steps. No shortcuts.

§ 02 — Distillation

Harvest

Wild juniper hand-picked from the Kras plateau, where the bora wind concentrates resin in the berry rather than letting it grow soft.

Steep

A carefully controlled maceration gives each botanical its precise role, while drawing exceptional depth and intensity from the juniper.

Distill

A distinctive copper-still process is tuned to let juniper rise far above the supporting spices. The cut is made by taste and tended by hand, not by a clock on the wall.

Rest

Settles undisturbed in glass until the distiller says it's ready — never released early to meet a release date.

Bottle

Numbered by hand, in batches small enough that one person can taste every bottle before it leaves the room.

Tasting

What one berry tastes like.

§ 03 — Sensory

Nose

Resin & stone

Crushed pine resin and cracked pepper, lifted by something cold — like limestone after rain. No citrus perfume to soften the approach.

Palate

Full intensity

Juniper arrives at full strength: sharp, resinous and dry. Supporting spices add depth and structure without competing for attention.

Finish

Long & mineral

A long, dry finish with a trace of wind-scoured stone — the plateau itself, still there after the glass is empty.

The Object

Not just a bottle. A complete design piece.

§ 04 — Specification

The full presentation set leads this section, followed by tactile details of the clay, closure, box construction and hand-numbered finish.

JUNIQUE bottle and open handcrafted black presentation box

The complete objectBottle, box and presentation as one design piece

Macro detail of the carved black clay surface

MaterialMacro detail — clay, grain and surface

Original JUNIQUE handmade ceramic bottle

CraftClosure, numbering and box detail

Designed to be kept

The packaging belongs to the spirit, not around it.

Clay, wood and juniper give JUNIQUE a physical identity rooted in the Kras. Every angle, texture and opening gesture is part of the experience.

Lead botanicalJuniperus communis — Kras wild-harvest

Supporting botanicalsSelected spices, precisely balanced

Flavour profileApproximately 90% juniper-led

Strength47% ABV

Volume500 ml

StillSingle copper pot, one pass

Batch size≤ 400 bottles

Origin45.6°N, 14.0°E — Kras plateau

NumberingHand-numbered, per bottle

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JUNIQUE is offered by personal confirmation. Submit a private request and Erik will confirm availability, edition number and payment details.

549 € · VAT includedInsured delivery includedLimited numbered series

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ONEBERRY.Absoluteclarity.