Soft and Mediterranean on the nose, with lavender and lemon verbena leading, followed by cucumber and a gentle sage earthiness. The palate is smooth and floral with low juniper intensity and a clean, herbal finish that fades slowly. Reach for this when the occasion calls for something delicate.

Uncle Val's is made by 3 Badge Beverage in California and named after co-founder Val Luca's Italian uncle, whose garden in Tuscany inspired the botanical profile. Five primary botanicals, juniper, lavender, lemon verbena, cucumber, and sage, all sourced from or inspired by the Mediterranean. Distilled in a copper pot still with an intentionally simple formula: nothing that fights for dominance.