We took our first have a look at Oxley Gin again in 2011 when it was subtitled Basic English Dry Gin. Greater than a decade later, the general packaging has been tweaked fairly a bit with the obvious label change being a brand new give attention to Chilly Distilled, this gin’s distinctive methodology of manufacturing, as a substitute of the humdrum “Basic English Dry” (transformed to the extra acquainted London Dry on the present label).
Whereas chilly distillation is extra widespread in the present day than it was when this gin first got here to market, it stays one thing of a rarity in gin manufacturing. Oxley claims to have invented its personal particular chilly distillation course of, which will get as little as -5 levels Celsius, they usually reportedly took 8 years and 38 recipes to get issues excellent. Why undergo all that bother? Nicely, in line with them the method creates a extra flavorful gin as a result of it permits the usage of recent, versus dry, components, particularly citrus peel. Let’s reacquaint ourselves with this one, we could?
Oxley stays, as ever, a fancy spirit that gin-lovers of all stripes ought to respect. There’s actually a freshness to the aroma highlighted by an unusually gentle, virtually minty juniper. No sharp or resinous notes of pine right here. That is extra a stroll amongst aromatic firs that turns into, in time, a visit to the recent fruit part of a southern Florida farmer’s market with lemon oil and grapefruit peel. The palate is mild and well-balanced with a gentle, vanilla bean sweetness. Notes of plump juniper berry give option to a little bit of warming cinnamon stick and juicy orange slice earlier than fading right into a clear, minty end accented by anise and fading citrus peel. An approachable and interesting gin that continues to be altogether worthy of our reward all these years in the past. And higher nonetheless, it’s $10 cheaper now for some cause.
94 proof.
A- / $40 / oxleygin.com
Oxley Gin (2023)
$40
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