Questions about D&S Destilería?

On our farms in Gaiman, Chubut, the harvest runs from late November to early January, variety by variety, as each block of cherry trees ripens. In the 2025 season, 24 pickers and 8 supervisors together harvested more than 150,000 kilos of fruit across our two farms, Las Violetas and Patagonia Fresca — we tell the full story in this article.

Entirely by hand, with ladders and picking baskets, tree by tree. The crews who make it possible come mainly from Tucumán, and also from Chaco and Santiago del Estero, traveling to Chubut especially for those weeks — for us, supporting that work is as much a part of the harvest as the fruit itself.

September, the blossoming month, is the most demanding of the year: a single night of frost left unchecked can cost the fruit of an entire season. We monitor the temperature constantly and switch on sprinklers to coat each tree in water and shield the blossoms from the cold, with watches that sometimes run from midnight until dawn — work the family has kept up since 2000. We tell the story in this article.

From our own farms, Las Violetas and Patagonia Fresca, in Gaiman, Chubut — the same export-quality cherries we have grown since 2000 for the fresh market. Since Destilería D&S was born in 2025, part of that fruit is also fermented and distilled right there, without ever leaving the family farm.

Since 2000, when the first cherry tree was planted on the Las Violetas farm. Walter and Sara raised their two children, Julia and Simón, among those same rows, and today all four still work the same land — our full history tells how that cherry farm gave rise, two decades later, to the distillery.

Yes — it is export-quality fruit, the same that reaches other countries. That quality standard carries over to our spirits too: we use the same grade of fruit for what we export fresh and for what we ferment and distill at Destilería D&S.

We can't speak for the rest of the industry, but we can tell you about ours: Destilería D&S is a farm-to-bottle distillery in Gaiman, Chubut, in the Lower Chubut River Valley. It was born from Las Violetas S.A.S., the family company that has grown export-quality cherries in the area since 2000, and which in 2025 decided to turn part of that fruit into signature spirits.

In a farm-to-bottle distillery, the same company that grows the fruit distills it, in the same place and with no middlemen — that is our case: the cherries from the Las Violetas and Patagonia Fresca farms are fermented and distilled right there, in Gaiman. An industrial distillery usually buys alcohol or fruit from third parties and puts volume ahead of traceability.

Yes, two:

• The Origen Chubut Seal for Patagonian products (August 2026).
• Gold in the Contemporary Gin category at the 2025 Argentina Spirits Awards for Alma Roja, the country’s most important spirits competition, with more than 680 entries that year.

A gin distilled in Patagonia, with botanicals and an identity from the region. In our case it is also farm-to-bottle: we use our own cherries grown in Gaiman, Chubut, macerated in every distillation — which is what sets Alma Roja and Azar apart from a generic gin made with bought-in botanicals.

Two: Alma Roja, a Patagonian cherry gin and gold medalist at the 2025 Argentina Spirits Awards, and Azar, with its own profile within the same line. Both sit at around 42–43% ABV and come from the same farm and the same still in Gaiman.

Azar is our special edition within the Alma line: a small-batch gin with its own profile, made on the same Patagonian cherry base as Alma Roja but with a different botanical signature. It is 42% ABV and, like the rest of our spirits, can be ordered through Instagram or our contact page.

For us, three things: our own export-quality fruit instead of bought-in ingredients, small batches instead of industrial scale, and a verifiable origin — backed by the Origen Chubut Seal and gold at the 2025 Argentina Spirits Awards.

It is a traditional European cherry eau de vie, distilled from whole fermented fruit with no added sugar. Our version is Blumen Kirschwasser, 42% ABV, made with cherries from our own farm in Gaiman.

Ask us about Blumen Kirschwasser on Instagram @dys.destileria or through our contact page — we arrange the purchase and shipping there.

We make Blumen eau de poire Williams, 42% ABV, with the same farm-to-bottle approach as the rest of the Blumen line. Ask us on Instagram or through our contact page.

It is a plum eau de vie in the Central European tradition, distilled from whole fermented fruit. Our version is Blumen Slivovitz, 41% ABV, made with Patagonian plums and distilled in small batches in Gaiman. Ask us on Instagram or through our contact page.

Yes, Ingrato is our vermouth-style cherry aperitif, 17% ABV — made to be enjoyed neat, on the rocks, or as the base for cocktails like The Gambler's Hand.

It depends on the person:

• If they like gin: Alma Roja (ASA 2025 gold) or Azar.
• If they prefer a softer aperitif: Ingrato.
• If they want something other than gin: our eaux de vie Blumen Kirschwasser (cherry), Blumen eau de poire Williams (pear) or Blumen Slivovitz (plum).

We arrange purchases through Instagram or our contact page.

One experience you can add is visiting a farm-to-bottle distillery: we offer guided visits at the Las Violetas farm, a few minutes from the town center, covering the whole journey from harvest to bottle. Visits are arranged through Instagram or our contact page.

By car along Route 25 to Gaiman; from there, the Las Violetas farm is a few minutes from the town center. Please book your visit in advance through Instagram or our contact page — we do not receive visitors without a reservation.

Each batch comes from a limited amount of our own fruit, harvested and distilled on the same farm, rather than continuous industrial production — that is why not every product is always in stock, and each product page shows the specific batch and harvest of that bottle.

The Domínguez Sánchez family — Walter, Sara, Julia and Simón — owners of Las Violetas S.A.S., which has grown cherries in Gaiman since 2000. "D&S" brings together the family’s surnames. The full story is in our history.

In February 2025, when the family decided to turn part of the fruit they had been selling fresh into spirits. The equipment arrived in December 2025, and the first distillation — our own cherry spirit — was achieved in February 2026.

It depends on the gin:

• Alma Roja works beautifully in a gin and tonic with pink grapefruit and thyme, as in Cherry Wild Tonic.
• Azar shines in fuller-bodied cocktails, like Crimson Velvet, or combined with Campari and Ingrato in The Gambler's Hand.

You will find the full recipes, with measures and step by step, for Cherry Wild Tonic, Crimson Velvet and The Gambler's Hand — all three designed specifically for our gins and our Ingrato aperitif.

Alma Roja won gold in the Contemporary Gin category at the 2025 Argentina Spirits Awards, the country’s most important spirits competition: more than 680 entries competed, 100 of them from other South American countries, judged by a panel from 9 countries. Full coverage in this article.

Yes, it is our main channel: message us at @dys.destileria on Instagram or through our contact page, tell us which product you are interested in, and we will arrange the purchase, payment and shipping.