Moore's Dry Gin

Nose: Soft and sweetly fragrant. Juniper is present but toned-down and cardamom shows through to the same subtle degree. Sage and citrus are the prominent aromas – the sage is warm, savory and enfolding and the citrus is deep and sweet in tone, more like very sweet orange than lemon. There are also elderflower and lemongrass aromas. A very soothing and enticing nose. Palate: Soft, voluptuous, sweet and well balanced arrival. The development shows the juniper presence mainly as a peppery top-note, and I suspect the use of some native Australian botanicals like pepper-berry and finger lime. The texture is gorgeous, it's like creamy satin. This is an excellent palate. Finish: Medium/long. The palate fades out to a warm, velvety citrus aftertaste with tangerine and sweet lime with herbal undertones. Excellent. This is a marvellous gin, really very, very good. It is crafted by Philip Moore who is the master distiller at Distillery Botanica at Erina, north of Sydney on the New South Wales coast. He is also the producer of Garden Grown gin (which is sold by a different company) but it has a lighter and more ethereal profile. This is one of those gins that is not only sippable neat but almost more enjoyable that way than as a mixer. It has the mouthfeel and weight of genever, but the aroma and taste are absolutely "Australian contemporary" gin in style. There are a lot of good gins being produced in Australia right now but the majority of the publicity is going to a handful that clearly have impressive marketing budgets. However for my part I’d take this in preference to almost anything else. It is right up there with Dingle, Method & Madness, Cotswolds, Herno and Monkey 47, and it’s just one short step away from the angelic realms of my favourite gin, McHenry’s Federation. If there was just a fraction more complexity to both the nose and palate I'd give this 5 stars. It's a great product at a reasonable price. The only folks who might not love this would be fans of glacier-hard gin for use in dusty-dry martinis, but if you like a soft, creamy and cuddly gin profile then this is a no-brainer. Highest recommendation. “Excellent” : 89/100 (4.75 stars)