Trakal

Trä Kál The Spirit of Patagonia is a balanced, herbal liqueur from Patagonia. 'All ingredients are hand-picked within a 100 kilometers of their water source; using local apple & pear varietals to create the base alcohol; 7 native herbs & 4 native berries. Essentially it has a brandy base that is then infused like a gin with local botanicals. On the 3rd distillation they add essential oils & vapor infuse fresh herbs. It has an aromatic birth with notes of wild herbs, forest flowers, fruit & trees; a bold life adds notes of apples, pears, berries & herbs; that led to a long & dry death. July 2019 / 2020 / January / February 2023

The “world’s first and only Patagonian Spirit”? Well, that definitely catches some attention! It is a very interesting and unique spirit, sort of a cross between a colourless fruit brandy and a botanical gin. The flavors and aromas are quite delicate yet complex enough to make it hard to describe. There is citrus, floral, sweetness on the nose, and herbal, earthy, dryness on the palate, yet it all comes in layers ending in a smooth finish. Whether you are going to like it or not is going to be more a matter of personal taste of the ingredients, than the quality of the product. I’ve had it neat, on the rocks and, in basic cocktails. I’ve enjoyed but, I also feel that it doesn’t always work well for me.