Hendrick's Midsummer Solstice

Super floral and citrus nose, not super complex but really good in a cocktail, g&t, or neat/on the rocks

Was putting it off because it tends to be a little pricey but wow, If you like sweet berry notes this is top notch gin. The Distiller notes on the nose are pretty accurate but the real tell is in the taste and this delivers loads of sweet red and blue berry, a blue-raspberry pie is not out of order it's just that delicious. There is just hints of some citric tartness and light green herbs, thyme, ginger etc that follow the bold forward berries. Perhaps some will find it too sweet as it reaches almost a preserves level of sugars. What I like about Hendrix Midsummer Solistice is that it's the first berry noted flavor liquor I've not only been able to tolerate but to actually enjoy. I've tried plenty of blueberry vodkas and beers and all pretty much sucked, from fake and artificial flavoring to harsh contrasts. Hendrix MS has none of these fatal flaws, nothing artificial about it, just pure sweet gin. The tart and sweet notes mesh together nicely and come off with a true pastry like experience, as long as you are not looking for a really dry gin or you just don't like berries, you should be really happy with this. One of the things I noted about the standard Hendrix is the quality, you can just taste it and I'm becoming a believer that the Hendrix people really care about it. If you want something like an after dinner desert gin, look no further, this is it. I have to commend Hendrick's on doing what they set out to do and making a yummy sweet gin so good I don't want to put tonic in it, but of course you always could. Cheers!

- nose: floral. Has some mineral, citrus notes like Lacroix. Somewhere in between orange and lemon. - Palate: sweet perfume. Floral notes, including the classic Hendricks’s rose, with a fruit background. Not overly drying floral notes. orange peel. Very mild juniper notes—much less than the classic Hendricks. Wonderful oily mouthfeel. - Great gin on the rocks. Not overly complex, but interesting enough to keep you going back to it.

Did not try neat, but side by side in Gin and Tonics with another gin Beehive. This one blew the Beehive away with its citrusy floral notes. Very light on juniper. Super refreshing, will look for a whole bottle