Tastes
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Containing pine needles, pine sprouts and woodruff among other things, this gin conveys an almost minty, herbal foresty freshness accompanied by citrus and florals in the nose, the foresty freshness turns into foresty coniferous woodiness in the palate. The nuances and complexity are largely preserved with tonic, but all the flavors fall slightly short of properly interlocking.
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From the edge of the Alps in Germany hails a gin from a distillery/honey farm that puts all its marbles on a strongly herbal upper cut underlined by floral and tea notes for further reinforcement of an already overwhelming impression. It's as much a heavy gin as it is a light herbal remedy, and it doesn't come together for my taste buds at all.
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Gin apparently made on the side by a honey farm, however not honey-heavy and only politely hints at its origins in a very well balanced junipery, slightly herbal, slightly wildflowery, slightly spruce-y, slightly sweet profile that seems suited to a sunny backyard in the summer as much as a cozy sofa in the winter.
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The selling point of this Innsbruck/Tyrol gin is an infusion of mountain stone pine which also dominates the profile with fresh-cut coniferous woodiness, but hints of juniper, citrus and spice can be found in the nose at least whereas the palate presents the wood with a little more resin and stickiness. Despite all the woodiness it's still fresher and not as much of a woody punch in the face as Alp Gin Stone Pine.
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Dominated by mandarin orange, hints of greater citrus complexity, very sweet otherwise, not overwhelmingly so but strongly reminiscent of canned sweetened mandarin orange or orangey candy. If you do mix it with tonic you will get a welcome tart balance but also see thyme cut through ever so slightly and oddly.
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The nose is so similar to the intensity and complexity of regular Monkey 47 you might be afraid the application of sloughberries is far too light, thankfully the oily smooth neat impression clears up the confusion with a dominant cherry and spice profile on top of a distinctively Monkey-esque base. Indian tonic pronounces the spiciness and junipery herbal character of the original as an enjoyable wrap for the sweet cherry in the center, berry tonic melds its flavors with the cherry for an almost annoyingly smooth, agreeable fruity berry impression.
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This very low ABV sloe gin is very freshly red-fruity and berry-like neat with the slightest red wine impression in the nose, neat flavors are also a muddled nondescript berry and red fruit basket. Indian tonic lends a little depth to the profile and seems to bring out a little bit of plum/prune and baking spices, berry tonic returns it to its original muddled berry profile, only sweeter.
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