Maritime Gin

Loved this Gin. A great find. Has a little vanilla flavor to it

Cape Fear Maritime "Gin" Why "Gin" in quotes? Read the following review to find out... APPEARANCE: Let's start here. This has a very pale light blue tint. It's supposed to remind you of the ocean in appearance, smell, and taste. NOSE: There is zero information on what botanicals they use, so I'm flying blind. There is a LOT of the base spirit coming through here. Sweet. Buttercream Icing, Sugar Cookie Dough, KIX Cereal, Lavender, a hint of Agave. As advertised, there is a hint of Salt Air and Seaspray. The lack of Juniper puts this one squarely in the Modern Category. The nose on the empty glass eventually transitions to "sea air". If that was intentional, good job out of them. NEAT: Sampled chilled. The Sweetness transfers. Buttercream, Sugar Cookie, Light Citrus, Lavender, and just a wisp of Juniper. There, but barely detectable. The finish leaves a flavor like Amaretto. Once you get that "almond" note you begin to pick it up on the nose as well. At 80 Proof, it goes down super smooth. COCKTAILS: This is completely lost in a G&T. There could be some kind of (insert word here)-Tini that this would be good in? I could also see subbing it for vodka in certain drinks. Maybe that could be one of my summer projects. VERDICT: Another local spirit. This is by far the most un-Gin like Gin I've ever had. If they would only turn the volume up on the botanicals a bit, I think they may be on to something. With that being said, I can definitely see this one being enjoyable on it's on in a coastal setting. It's just not what I look for in a gin.