Gin Mare

Of the batch of gins I've recently opened, the nose on this one is the closest in style to a traditional London Dry. No unconventional aromas here. The macerated olive, rosemary, thyme, and basil notes unique to this expression aren't obvious on the nose. Olives may have rounded some of the sharper notes, but the difference in botanical greens isn't made apparent, before a bouquet of sweetness eventually supplants the herbal notes. The palate is surprisingly, and pleasantly, oily for a gin - might I say, even savory. Furthermore, the rosemary and thyme presence produces a fuller and rounder herbal flavor than in an average London Dry. The inclusion of basil sweetness is a brilliant and deft concept as it supplants the more medicinal notes of the standard coriander (i.e. cilantro). The sweet citrus flavors then wash away the botanical notes and fuse them into hints of fragrance on the palate. This is lovely when tasted neat. While it's undeniably recognizable as gin - with its tweaked elements, however - this drinks like the distillers have re-invented the wheel but not the platform. When paired 1:1 with Fever Tree Mediterranean tonic, the sweet and botanical notes turn effervescent - even as the spice notes bubble into orange and lime flavors. It's a work of art, bravo!

Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic Water and a lime wedge. Can’t beat it

Bright piney scent. Bright and smooth.

Smooth, hint of olive