Gabernik 23 Pikola Hmelj Rumeni Muskat Piquette Dry-Hopped Štajerska

Grapefruit and honeyed lemon rind notes emerge with a subtle whiff of fresh hops. The hops are more noticeable on the palate in a unique freshness and not a bittering agent with white pepper, fresh apricot and lemon curd flavors coming full circle.

A foot in Bavaria (hops) and one in Friuli (Muscat Giallo), yet distinctly Slovenian. Nick worked with the estate fruit and gathered hops from eastern Austria to put this together. The shame is the vessel size as 500mL simply isn’t enough.