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A new Greenville restaurant is teaming up with Dark Corner Distillery to introduce South Carolina's first and only hand-distilled gin.

Dark Corner has named the New Western-style gin White Tiger. Dark Corner's head distiller John Wilcox developed what he describes as White Tiger's "exotic flavor profile in homage to ancient Chinese astrology, which deems the white tiger a 'guardian of the West.'"

White Tiger 90-proof gin utilizes Dark Corner's corn whiskey base. Wilcox infused it with botanicals of juniper, Szechuan pepper, lemongrass, jasmine and Thai basil.

White Tiger brought home a bronze medal at the exclusive Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition.

The official release party of White Tiger will be held at The Owl restaurant on July 18 at 7 p.m. The "Ginner" is a four-course meal paired with unique cocktails.

The dinner menu features a "secret amuse;" summer vegetable salad with “ginaigrette” and a gin-n-vin cocktail; turkey breast with sauteed fig, arugula and verjus with a ruby gin cocktail; salmon duo: tartare and sous vide with fennel, orange, sweet corn and crisped skin with an absinthe orange tiger cocktail; and cucumber panna cotta with hops, strawberry and balsamic reduction and a gin and tonic cocktail.

Seats are limited and tickets should be purchased in advance. The cost is $43, and does not include gratuity.