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    HOLY, HOLY, HOLY… WOOD

    Feb 27, 2021 4 minutes
    BY ANDREW FAULKNER

    Palo santo is an aromatic wood known for giving off floral, vanilla, coconut and citrus impressions. Translating as ‘holy wood’, palo santo is burned for healing rituals by indigenous tribes in South America. Its fragrance is best known in incense, soaps, candles and essential oils. Now it has found its way into a gin, and an exceptional gin at that.

    Gin Farallon Holy Wood & Cask is more than a gimmick. It is one of the more uniquely delicious and balanced spirits in any category to come out in this past year. The gin’s maker, Brad Plummer, first became aware of the holy wood from Palo Santo Marron, a brown ale made by Dogfish Head Brewery.

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