Greenhouse Gin

Nose - sweet mellon, acai, raspberry, dragonberry, rose, floral, A bit of medicinal red cherry starts this but gladly gives way to a tangier fruit middle including some small citrus and tart sweet plum-grape tannin. This may possibly be the most "wine like" gin on the market, but it's from Texas so why wouldn't it be different. The finish is something of a lime alkali base with some green mellon and citric tang. One of the most "unexpected" gins I've tried. The herbal aspect is subdued, juniper being non existent. It takes botanical in an entirely new direction. Certainly a far cry from the Euro versions of botanical gins, Green House gin goes where other gins dare not tread or maybe they just never thought of going. One thing I certainly appreciate is a great and grand LACK of anise, THANK YOU Green House for that small favor. I'm not sure what all this offers itself to in the gin drink variety, I just popped a bit of San Pelligrino's Oakwood tonic in to see what happens and it's a great, if unusual concoction. The honey dew mellon continues to stand out and the sugary sweet nose that might have turned ugly never really comes into play. Giving it a good mark, the fact it's both affordable and easily attainable(if you have a Total Wine handy) doesn't hurt at all. The Green House distillers had the audacity to go WAY off the beaten gin track and I for one am glad they did. Cheers!

For a first foray into gin, I asked for something light on juniper, and this certainly is. There is no detectable juniper in it, but instead dried fruits and old time hard candies.

Rating: 16/23 Floral, fruity nose. Tons of green apple. Not super complex, but sweet and enticing. The palate is quite sweet, but light and fairly smooth. There is some white pepper prickling with some herbal flavor is as well. It's very floral with some really nice green apple and pear to it as well. The complexity is decent and its a tasty fruity/floral gin. It won't win anyone over who doesn't already like that class of gin, but it will satisfy those who do. As always, Nolet's is the obvious comparison for this type of gin. They're both good choices. Nolet's has a richer nose with more pine to it. Honestly, I barely get the pine on this, so while I'd probably guess it was a gin, I might think it was some type of other liqueur instead. Nolet's is more viscous and floral with a richer, warmer presence. The floral and pine flavors of Nolet's go together really well, though you do have to like the taste of roses to appreciate the combination. Nolet's is certainly a lot less fruity, but it's better rounded. I wouldn't say that Nolet's is tremendously better since it's still very in your face and you really need to like that floral flavor, but it is a good point or two higher. This is a good 15 to 16. It's tasty, but I would say that I now slightly prefer the more standard but well-executed style of Oregon Spirit Dry Gin.

Rating: 16/23 Green house gin is far more fruity and floral than even Esmé, with lots of green apple coming through rather than just tasting like roses, making it more opinionated and therefore perhaps less versatile but more suited to specific fruity gin drinks. Green house is smoother with a more mature sweetness and subtle fruitiness to it. It's very sweet, but it does a good job of executing the fruity floral gin profile. I think I'd take it over Esmé. I do wish that it were bottled at a slightly higher proof though and the price is on the high side. The other obvious comparison is Nolet's. Nolet's really doubles down on this flavor profile. Nolet's shifts more toward the floral end of the spectrum, adds a bit more botanicals presence (including a little more pine) and kicks up the proof, producing a fuller, sharper gin. I prefer Nolet's a tad, but this is quite good.

Whoa! There's a really sweet floral fruity nose. I can smell this from across the room! There are some really nice apples and green apples, as well as pears, hints of anise, and maybe a tad of watermelon and passion fruit. The nose has a nice balance of sweet and tart. The palate is clean with a nice spring water flavor mixed with some dry spiciness that adds a consistent heat to the big floral fruitiness that mirrors the nose but drier. It's still a tad sweet, but not so much. It most notably has suggestions of sour watermelon candy. It's actually really tasty and well-executed. This is likely to be a very divisive gin, but the balance is really quite good and it's tasty with decent complexity. It compares well with Esmé Gin. I really like this. Esmé is more floral whereas this is more fruity. It's a tough call between the two of these. This is a bit harsher, but in a way that works. They're both quite fun and while I'm leaning toward the Esmé, they are of similar quality. They're both in the same class as Nolet's. Nolet's is more interesting and edgy, but also quite on the nose (so perhaps less balanced). I'm leaning toward Nolet's, but all three are in the same ballpark. Nolet's has a hint of bubblegum that could drag it down though.

It's weird. It has a flavor like muscadine grapes. Works pretty well in a Tom Collins with lemon and lime juice, but not lemon alone.

Sweet

I got this blind because it was on sale. Made a Greyhound, took a sip, and said to myself, “this was a mistake.” Totally echo the smarties/fake grape/bubblegum comments. I’ll try it straight and may revise, but this is not enjoyable. Ugh.