It is a critical gin. For 3 causes. First as a result of the aroma instantly envelopes you in one other time and place: a fantasy of being out on a Scottish hillside. Second, as a result of the spirit is so full of life, engaging and balanced, you may need to drink it straight. And third, be careful, it’s 108 proof, or 54% abv.
The producers declare this spirit was developed to be used in cocktails, however I disagree.
The spices, herbs and flowers that aromatize this spirit are so properly interwoven that this gin doesn’t cry out for the addition of tonic water. A splash of elderflower or lime, relying in your desire. However do keep in mind so as to add loads of ice or water should you don’t need to end up below the desk in brief order. (Although you should have had a beautiful time sliding down there.) The most recent Caorunn Gin is labeled “Highland Energy” so that ought to offer you a clue.
A veritable product of the land, this spirit is definitely produced in a nationwide park in Scotland; grasp distiller Simon Buley makes it on the 200-year-old Balmenach distillery in Cairngorms Nationwide Park within the Scottish Highlands.
Regionally foraged crops used embody rowan berry [carounn in Gaelic] for bitter notes; dandelion for sharpness; the Coul Blush dessert apple for acidity and sweetness; bathroom myrtle (aka candy gale) for tender and candy aromatics; and Scottish heather for its honeyed fragrance.
Along with specializing in native botanicals, don’t fear, the standard juniper is in there too. It’s simply that they’re extraordinarily properly built-in in order that’s not the very first thing you discover.
Distilled slowly in small batches, the gin is made in “the world’s solely working Copper Berry Chamber, first created to extract oils for the fragrance trade within the Nineteen Twenties.”
WHO: Hotaling & Co.
WHAT: Highland energy gin
WHERE: Scottish Highlands, UK
HOW MUCH: $40
RATING: 96
