St. George Dry Rye Gin

Bracing, another experimental gin like a dutch genever or white malt whiskey. Spicy and full. Good for mixing. Worth trying.

This otherwise fine gin has the misfortune of coming in a sampling pack with the Botanivore and Terroir gins from the same distillery. If these three gins were the Corleone brothers, this one would sadly be Fredo. Maybe it’s just misunderstood, or suffers by comparison, but the pleasantly dill and spice notes that come through from the rye distillate just aren’t enough to give this one as defined a personality. Plus, there’s a bit of an alcoholic harshness here that’s not present with its other gin siblings in the pack. I don’t dislike it, but I’m not going to be rushing out to buy a full size bottle, either.