Blind gin tasting, Sydney, April 20, 2019. Nose: Crisp, clean juniper. Pine needles, white pepper, citrus (grapefruit, lemon, lime), lavender, rose, coriander, fennel, rosemary and sage. It’s a bright, clean nose with complexity. Palate: Juniper, lemon, blood orange, grapefruit, cinnamon, powdered ginger, licorice, coriander, orris root, pepper, sage, peppermint. The palate is very fresh and crisp with great presence and an excellent balance between sweet and spicy flavours. The texture is creamy and silken but it also has a dry character. Finish: Long. Juniper, citrus and spice notes. Gin #6 on the tasting card. This was voted best gin of the day by nearly everyone. It was tasted immediately after Monkey 47 (as we later discovered) and outscored that gin, and when the price was revealed it was unanimously declared the best-buy for quality of all the gins tasted, and the outright #1 gin of the day. The nose was different to every other gin that we sampled, due to its almost uncanny crispness. The palate is full and commanding, but not overly spicy, and the finish has very good length and is warming, with a stylish salt licorice note. It's a good sipping gin neat over ice but it also goes very well with tonic water. It's non-chillfiltered and produces a charmingly light, almost opalescent white louche when diluted. "Outstanding" : 90/100 (5 stars)