African-distilled Procera Gin has expanded its celebration of the terroir of Africa with the discharge of two new expressions from the 2021 juniper harvest: Procera Pink Dot and Procera Inexperienced Dot. The 2 new gins be part of the extremely adorned Procera Blue Dot – all distilled from contemporary, by no means dried juniper berries.
Procera Pink Dot (51% ABV) possesses extraordinary spiciness and complicated taste. Along with most of the identical botanicals utilized in Blue Dot, Pink Dot options locust bean, alligator pepper and ashanti pepper from Nigeria and elephant pepper, oyster shells, myrrh and seaweed from Kenya. “Pink Dot was designed with cocktails in thoughts,” mentioned Man Brennan, Procera Founder. “It has unbelievable depth that holds its personal towards different flavors in basic cocktails just like the Negroni, Pink Snapper and Martinez.”
Procera Inexperienced Dot (47% ABV) was designed to take juniper terroir to its absolute restrict. Distilled solely from botanicals that hail from the juniper tree, Inexperienced Dot is the liquid personification of Juniperus Procera. Inexperienced Dot is crafted solely from juniper berries, foliage and toasted wooden to create three distinctive and balanced notes and a creamy and buttery palate. “Inexperienced Dot is our most versatile gin and is effortlessly suited to a myriad of drink types,” mentioned Brennan.
Based in 2018, Procera Gins are crafted from a sugar cane base and get their distinctive taste (and identify) from Juniperus Procera — a juniper selection that’s indigenous to the equatorial highlands of Kenya. The Procera tree solely grows at altitudes greater than one mile above sea degree, serving to its berries to develop distinctive nutty and savory traits.
On the nostril, Procera Pink Dot is explosively expressive and opulent with a definite peppery character set towards a strong backdrop of juniper. The palate presents savory umami bass-notes and contemporary citrus top-notes complimented by an fragrant burst. It’s priced at $99.50 per 750ml bottle.
Procera Inexperienced Dot delivers earthy, delicate, and woody aromas alongside notes of pine forest and inexperienced juniper. The palate is advanced but understated at first; preliminary flavors of juniper, herbs and stone fruit are revealed on a layered and mouth-filling journey. Earthy, inexperienced, and umami on the end, which lingers and evolves for a number of minutes on a harmonious and savory palate. It’s priced at $119.50 per bottle.
In the USA, Procera Gins can be found at retailers in New York and Massachusetts and on-line by means of Mash & Grape.
