We reviewed Procera Blue Dot Gin in January and favored it a lot that it discovered its approach onto our record of prime 10 gins of the yr. Now, half a yr later, Procera has launched two new, very totally different follow-ups. One is made solely from botanicals drawn from the juniper tree, and the opposite is a excessive proof gin designed to shine in cocktails. As with Blue Dot Gin, each are made utilizing solely African substances and make use of the recent, not dried, juniper procera berry. Let’s contemplate the composition of every as we give them a attempt.
Procera Inexperienced Dot Gin – Whereas many gins in the present day use actually dozens of botanicals, marrying a variety of disparate flavors into harmonious union, Procera Inexperienced Dot Gin takes the other strategy. It’s made solely with botanicals drawn from the juniper tree: younger foliage suggestions, recent juniper berries, toasted heartwood, and dried berries. On the nostril, as anticipated, juniper come to the fore, however it’s mild and joins with different components properly. Coupled with smooth pine, it reveals gentle lemon and orange citrus, in addition to a floral notice. The palate is extra assertive than the nostril suggests, bursting with pine and citrus, adopted by an earthy notice together with black pepper that fades in a protracted end. The gorgeous oily mouthfeel of the Blue Dot is right here as properly, serving to to provide the gin an enormous, rounded character that I actually take pleasure in. In a gin and tonic, it does very properly, because the citrus, pine, earthiness, and pepper play properly with the bitterness of the tonic. There are extra advanced gins round, however that is pleasant. 88 proof. A- / $120
Procera Purple Dot Gin – Not like Procera Inexperienced Dot Gin, Purple Dot makes use of a variety of botanicals, much more than Blue Dot Gin, and so they all come from Africa. From Morocco: coriander and orris root. From Nigeria: locust bean, alligator pepper, ashanti pepper, and selim pepper. From Kenya: African juniper, elephant pepper, oyster shells, pixie orange, mukombero, inexperienced tea, myrrh, honey, and seaweed. From Zanzibar: mace and black pepper. From South Africa: lemon. This gin is meant for cocktails, however let’s see what it brings to the desk by itself.
At first, the nostril is nearly maritime in character with oyster saltiness dominating the expertise, adopted by savory umami earthiness. It’s fairly a distinct expertise than the Blue Dot and Inexperienced Dot gins. After the gin sits within the glass for a bit, piney, peppery notes of the juniper begin to seem. The palate is sort of totally different than the nostril suggests. Brilliant pine and pepper leap ahead together with inexperienced olive, umami, and inexperienced pepper. Some citrus follows, offering a welcome brightness to the expertise. Once more we discover that pretty, oily mouthfeel that distinguishes Procera gins. This can be a daring, advanced gin. The makers of Procera suggest this gin in a Negroni with a ratio of 4 components gin, 2 components candy vermouth, 1 half Campari. I like Negronis, so I made a decision to attempt their model, and it makes for a superb cocktail. The Procera Purple Dot Gin provides it a savory, salty character that’s distinctive whereas nonetheless mixing properly with the natural sweetness of the vermouth and the bitterness of the Campari. This distinctive gin shouldn’t be for everybody, however it ought to discover a devoted following amongst cocktail fanatics due to its distinctive character. 102 proof. A / $100
Procera Purple Dot Gin
$100
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