Noroi

Oh wow, un vrai bon gin classique qui gagne à être découvert. Plus complexe qu'il en a l'air

First taste of gin ever.. So my notes are gonna be less than stellar and pretty limited. I kinda know what I'm looking for but still. I got this sample from one of my friend . Nose : First thing that comes to my nose is litterally the juniper followed by something in the same vein : boreal-y, spruce-y, pine-y.It is also very citrus-y on the nose . Orange like ? There is a minerality to the nose too, not the brine one. Palate : It taste very green at first. It is very aggressive alcohol wise. It is not really pleasant. It is followed by citrus (it is litterally orange in my head). You feel the juniper on the palate for sure. The minerality is gone. The pine is definitely there too. I just can't get over the aggressiveness of the alcohol though Finish : What is a finish ? It is litterally almost nonexistent there.. It is litterally only juniper (at least for me) and it is very short. So dissapointing. My friend litterally love this. I hope all not gin are like this because I'm not going to like them ever Tasted both in tonic and neat. In Tonic, it almost dissapeared.

Première approche l'alcool +++, puis on perçoit un peu plus le côté poivré. Probablement mieux apprécié avec un tonic qui me donnera un côté plus agrume et doux. J'essaierai fever tree citron et fleur de sureau, sans aucun doute aussi le littoral pamplemousse.

Reste trop longtemps alcholisée en bouche. Demeure un bon gin

An elegant roll call of many notes you find in other distinctive gins : very mineral, boreal on the nose, sweet in the middle. Yet, no note lingers and the end result, however clean, leaves us wanting for a bit more of a zing.