Prairie Organic Gin

Aromatic full juniper berry, citrus, nose with hints of orange, lime, a moderately sweet body, juniper berry forward with mild citrus lemon/lime/orange hints and pleasantly bitter notes, mildly herbal, like a soft garden breeze on a late-spring day, thick viscous velvet silky mouthfeel, mild but pleasant burn, with a crisp, refreshing juniper berry and citrus finish. Tasted Chilled.

Few botanical notes. Very strong fusel, like a vodka. Barely meets definition of gin.

Good, nothing special but smooth enough to sip on.

Tasting from a 50ml sample. No knowledge of this prior, just can never turn down 50ml samples of new things. The scent has quite a sweetness to it, that reminds me of pure corn whiskey new make, and likely has to do with the organic corn choice of the base spirit here. There's also some lighter vegetal notes, like cucumber and other green skinned veggies. The juniper smells like a good amount in there, enough to where the black pepper notes are even prominent, but it is being overshadowed by the sweet/base spirit. The first sip showcases a light body, and the sweetness is first up, but not nearly as much as found in the scent. The same light vegetal notes come back, and almost matches the veggies you'd find in grandma's backyard during the summer. The juniper comes in last, and finishes things off with a surprising spice kick, that lingers much longer than I would have expected it to. There's a characteristic here that feels like this gin is too sweet, and almost syrupy. It doesn't taste like that, but does feel like it a bit. It's got the body of a cheaper spirit, but the taste of a higher quality one at the same time. I've never seen a full size bottle of this anywhere (although I may have simply never been looking for it), but this seems like the perfect gin to strictly have around for G&Ts, where it would blend perfectly with the mixer and just let the flavor come through. So long as the price is good, I would recommend this with a bar spout on top, and just go to town.