Malfy Gin con Limone

Tasting from a 50ml sample. I was most curious of this flavor from this brand, since lemon is one of the best compliments of gin, but now I am more curious, because the unflavored original already has a pretty high lemon note to it. I believe it has been a few weeks since I had the original Malfy, but the scent here seems almost identical to that. There is slightly more lemon oil in the air, but this could likely be a placebo. Still little juniper, and even less spice, with floral notes being second to citrus. The initial flavor is quite bright, and tastes like chewing on a lemon rind (without the bitter pith flavor). Just like on the nose, floral notes follow this citrus bomb, and would almost trick you into thinking you're drinking a one-off liqueur, if not for the juniper finally coming in near the finish. The finish is hot, but only very slightly, and fades into semi-sweet lemon candy. You can tell that this distillery took their original gin and really only added real lemon (probably mostly rind) to it, given the oily flavor from the fruit. This almost feels like cheating, but this would make a great martini if you didn't feel like going through the work to infuse proper lemon oil into it. The only issue is, this isn't really a good gin base, and leaves a lot to be desired on that front. I'm sure the ingredients used are high quality (definitely the lemons are), but that doesn't amount to much if you missed the mark.

Not terrible but not very good either. If you want lemon with your gin, just combine some fresh lemon juice with your favorite gin. This one is a little too much for me, although I did finish a 750ml bottle and made all kinds of drinks. Not very versatile but it did work best in a Tom Collins

Lemon and juniper