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NETTLE GIN Maison Verte

by Maison Verte

Zürich

We have developed a unique nettle gin and are now ready for production. For this we need your support!

CHF 15’898

105% of CHF 15’000

105 %
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The «all or nothing» principle applies: The project only receives the funds if the funding target is reached or exceeded.

166 backers

Successfully concluded on 1/11/2023

Maison Verte creates a nettle gin

What do we want? Not only have we developed a unique nettle syrup and an exquisite nettle liqueur, but we have also created creative products such as chairs and shoes made of nettles - Amazing what? Now we are on the verge of a new milestone: we want to produce the Maison Verte Nettle Gin.

Who are we? Behind MAISON VERTE is a young and dynamic team that uses the nettle plant as a meaningful resource for people and nature to create product as well as material innovations. Our designs are made for a generation that is aware of its resource consumption and wants to rethink and reshape it - for a progress that equally and equally benefits man and nature. We would like to take you with us on our journey.

Why the nettle? Apart from the fact that nettles have an incredibly great aroma, are rich in important nutrients (for example, they have more than twice as much vitamin C as oranges) - this plant is also an ingenious resource in terms of sustainability. Easily accessible, local, fast and easy growing, resistant, already available in large quantities and incredibly important for local biodiversity. Over 30 native butterflies live and eat on nettle. In terms of insect mortality, nettle fields are a very important part of our environment.

  • Chris harvests nettles from our nettle field in the Jura in Switzerland to conduct first experiments with them
    Chris harvests nettles from our nettle field in the Jura in Switzerland to conduct first experiments with them
  • One of the many times we tasted and discussed our different test variants at the Turicum Distillery in Zurich.
    One of the many times we tasted and discussed our different test variants at the Turicum Distillery in Zurich.
  • We are slowly getting to grips with the desired result. Insides from another tasting of our nettle gin variants at the Turicum Distillery in Zurich.
    We are slowly getting to grips with the desired result. Insides from another tasting of our nettle gin variants at the Turicum Distillery in Zurich.
  • Many thanks to Oli, Merlin, Oscar & the whole Turicum Distillery team for the great cooperation.
    Many thanks to Oli, Merlin, Oscar & the whole Turicum Distillery team for the great cooperation.
  • Now the time has come, the final recipe for our nettle gin has been created.
    Now the time has come, the final recipe for our nettle gin has been created.
  • We are all thrilled with the fancy colour that our nettle gin has received! A real eye-catcher.
    We are all thrilled with the fancy colour that our nettle gin has received! A real eye-catcher.
  • And this is what it could look like - but we reserve the right to change the design - this is to be understood as a first variant.
    And this is what it could look like - but we reserve the right to change the design - this is to be understood as a first variant.

What is special about our project

Maison Verte wants to establish the nettle as a new material and product resource. Together with the renowned Turicum Distillery in Zurich, we have developed a high-quality nettle gin. The result is a tasty, unique and incomparable gin - with the stinging nettle as the defining figure. Taste it yourself and you will understand what we mean! Besides nettles, botanicals such as rose petals, meadowsweet, lemon balm and tonka beans are used to round off the gin. However, we don’t just want to use nettle as a gin botanical. Our goal is to establish this ingenious plant in various sectors such as Food&Drinks, Health&Beauty, Fibre&Textiles and Packaging Material&Insulation. There are many good economic and ecological reasons for using the nettle plant as a resource. (1) It is a sustainable and renewable raw material. (2) The nettle is a perennial plant. (3) It does not need fertilisers and pesticides. (4) No additional water is needed as rainwater is sufficient. (5) The cultivation of nettles promotes the local diversity of flora and fauna. (6) There is a high cultivation potential in different areas, which enables regional production. (7) Nettle can improve soils overloaded with nitrates and phosphates. (8) It can be grown on land that is unsuitable for food production. (9) The nettle contains numerous valuable nutrients. (10) Its fibres as well as the stalk have extremely interesting and promising properties, which are suitable for the production of robust fabric, for example.

  • Filip, Andrina, Chris, Andi: The three of us started in 2020. After half a year, our team was strengthened by Andrina.
    Filip, Andrina, Chris, Andi: The three of us started in 2020. After half a year, our team was strengthened by Andrina.
  • Since these approx. 3 years, we have been energetically moving forward into a future full of exciting, meaningful and innovative nettle products and materials.
    Since these approx. 3 years, we have been energetically moving forward into a future full of exciting, meaningful and innovative nettle products and materials.
  • In 2023, we were able to expand our team, with Lea and Christina not only bringing more diversity to the team - they are both a great asset to Maison Verte and take the start-up to a new level.
    In 2023, we were able to expand our team, with Lea and Christina not only bringing more diversity to the team - they are both a great asset to Maison Verte and take the start-up to a new level.
  • Andrina & Chris producing our nettle syrup. The nettle syrup was our first product, it is also the essence of the nettle liqueur and in a way also of Maison Verte, because it helped us to bring our vision to the outside world in a tangible way.
    Andrina & Chris producing our nettle syrup. The nettle syrup was our first product, it is also the essence of the nettle liqueur and in a way also of Maison Verte, because it helped us to bring our vision to the outside world in a tangible way.
  • Excerpts from our Nettle Liqueur Release Event. Together with our community, we proudly toasted to and with the successful nettle liqueur. This is available in some bars and restaurants in the city of Zurich.
    Excerpts from our Nettle Liqueur Release Event. Together with our community, we proudly toasted to and with the successful nettle liqueur. This is available in some bars and restaurants in the city of Zurich.
  • Nettle liqueur from Maison Verte. Produced in the heart of Zurich.
    Nettle liqueur from Maison Verte. Produced in the heart of Zurich.
  • Nettle Syrup by Maison Verte Nettle syrup plays an important role in the history of Maison Verte. As the first product, the syrup enabled us to literally hold our vision in our hands.
    Nettle Syrup by Maison Verte Nettle syrup plays an important role in the history of Maison Verte. As the first product, the syrup enabled us to literally hold our vision in our hands.
  • Chris at work on the Vitra Physix Chair made of nettle fibres. Together with the furniture company Vitra and the Institut auf dem Rosenberg, we were able to obtain a prototype of a Vitra Physix Chair (by Alberto Meda) with nettle fibres. In this way, we were able to show that it is also possible to use sustainable materials for office furniture and to do without synthetic fibres.
    Chris at work on the Vitra Physix Chair made of nettle fibres. Together with the furniture company Vitra and the Institut auf dem Rosenberg, we were able to obtain a prototype of a Vitra Physix Chair (by Alberto Meda) with nettle fibres. In this way, we were able to show that it is also possible to use sustainable materials for office furniture and to do without synthetic fibres.
  • Chris at work on the Vitra Physix Chair made of nettle fibres. Together with the furniture company Vitra and the Institut auf dem Rosenberg, we were able to obtain a prototype of a Vitra Physix Chair (by Alberto Meda) with nettle fibres. In this way, we were able to show that it is also possible to use sustainable materials for office furniture and to do without synthetic fibres.
    Chris at work on the Vitra Physix Chair made of nettle fibres. Together with the furniture company Vitra and the Institut auf dem Rosenberg, we were able to obtain a prototype of a Vitra Physix Chair (by Alberto Meda) with nettle fibres. In this way, we were able to show that it is also possible to use sustainable materials for office furniture and to do without synthetic fibres.
  • Chris at work on the Vitra Physix Chair made of nettle fibres. Together with the furniture company Vitra and the Institut auf dem Rosenberg, we were able to obtain a prototype of a Vitra Physix Chair (by Alberto Meda) with nettle fibres. In this way, we were able to show that it is also possible to use sustainable materials for office furniture and to do without synthetic fibres.
    Chris at work on the Vitra Physix Chair made of nettle fibres. Together with the furniture company Vitra and the Institut auf dem Rosenberg, we were able to obtain a prototype of a Vitra Physix Chair (by Alberto Meda) with nettle fibres. In this way, we were able to show that it is also possible to use sustainable materials for office furniture and to do without synthetic fibres.
  • Chris at work on the Vitra Physix Chair made of nettle fibres. Together with the furniture company Vitra and the Institut auf dem Rosenberg, we were able to obtain a prototype of a Vitra Physix Chair (by Alberto Meda) with nettle fibres. In this way, we were able to show that it is also possible to use sustainable materials for office furniture and to do without synthetic fibres.
    Chris at work on the Vitra Physix Chair made of nettle fibres. Together with the furniture company Vitra and the Institut auf dem Rosenberg, we were able to obtain a prototype of a Vitra Physix Chair (by Alberto Meda) with nettle fibres. In this way, we were able to show that it is also possible to use sustainable materials for office furniture and to do without synthetic fibres.
  • Maison Verte continues to research, experiment and create meaningful, sustainable and innovative materials and products from nettle. Join us on our journey, it remains exciting.
    Maison Verte continues to research, experiment and create meaningful, sustainable and innovative materials and products from nettle. Join us on our journey, it remains exciting.

For this we need support

Now we are ready to produce the gin! However, we are still a small start-up and completely self-financed. For the past three years, we have been reinvesting any earnings in new product developments. Producing a local gin requires significant financial resources, more than we have been able to raise so far through the sale of our syrup and liqueur. Crowdfunding is intended to enable us to finance this in advance. We would like to invite you to get to know us better and to accompany us on our journey. With your support, we can continue to finance our heart’s project. Help us, taste, give feedback and look forward to even more ingenious nettle products. «Nettles never grow alone, they grow in groups. The plants form a net underground that spreads over whole areas. In this network of side shoots, nodes are formed from which the plant shoots up again and again. This vegetative reproduction of the nettle ensures a progress that cannot be stopped so quickly.»

We also want to create such a network. Every «plant» that stands out from our network spreads our vision. Every person who becomes aware of Maison Verte is a root of our network that can continue to grow. Become a nettle root too and help us spread our vision. Important for you to know: How is the funding goal made up? Raw material procurement, production of the gin, bottles, labelling, storage, packaging, legal fees as well as necessary clarifications and tests. If you need more detailed information or have any questions, please send us an e-mail: info@maisonverte.studio. You are cordially invited to join Maison Verte in a future full of exciting, rosy and exciting times, with many appealing products and innovative ingenious materials waiting for us! Let’s go! Order your gin! Order syrup! Order nettle salt :)

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