Armenia · Established 2018A chronicle of botanical experiments & original spiritsVol. I / No. 005
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The Gardens Chronicle

Not all experiments end in a book.Some end in a bottle.

Yerevan, ArmeniaA private collection of oddities & ingenuitySpecimen V · 40% · 500 ml

I. From the field notebook

An unlikely introduction.

Monochrome botanical engraving of pear fruit and foliage
Plate I. — Pyrus / The wild pear

A pear and two kinds of pepper are unusual companions. Add red cowberry and the encounter becomes the subject of a new experiment.

That experiment was bottled as Distill No. 5, a pear-and-berry pepper infusion created by Spirits’ Gardens.

Spirits’ Gardens began in Armenia in 2018. Distill No. 5 is one chapter in its collection of releases and experiments.

The curious case of Distill No. 5

A pear, a berry & two peppers.

A botanical experiment in four uncommon characters.

Distill No. 5 · Pear & Berry Pepper Infusion40% alc. / 500 ml

Specimen · 005Spirits’ Gardens Distill No. 5 bottle with its Pear & Berry Pepper Infusion label

Plate V. Distill No. 5Spirits’ Gardens / 2018—

Four ingredients, each carrying its own character: wild pear, red cowberry, jalapeño and red chilli. Together they formed the Pear & Berry Pepper Infusion — Distill No. 5.

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  • 05The experiment
  • 40%Alcohol by volume
  • 500Millilitres

II. Encyclopaedia Botanica

The four characters

An alphabetical curiosity cabinet, compiled from the ingredients named on the bottle.

  1. Wild pearPyrus
  2. Red cowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
  3. JalapeñoCapsicum annuum
  4. Red chilliCapsicum

Some stories are measured in millilitres. Others, in lines of code.

The Gardens Chronicle · Vol. IPublished for the curious

From the botanical cabinetFour plates · No. 005

Species of interest.

Four botanical studies, arranged as an illustrated field index.

Monochrome botanical engraving of pear fruit and foliage
Plate I.The wild pearPyrus
Botanical line engraving of a cowberry branch with berries
Plate II.The red cowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Botanical line engraving of jalapeño peppers on the plant
Plate III.The jalapeñoCapsicum annuum
Botanical line engraving of long red chilli peppers
Plate IV.The red chilliCapsicum
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III. The HerbCraft edition

A different leaf of the book.

HerbCraft is an independent premium collection from Spirits’ Gardens, with its own visual identity.

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Spirits’ Gardens HerbCraft bottle
HerbCraft

IV. Archive note / special releases

An archive of oddities.

From early fruit spirits to the distinct DA edition, the Spirits’ Gardens story contains more than a single bottle.

The DA edition

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