Tanqueray Malacca - Beer, Wine and Spirits

Tanqueray Malacca Gin

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alc./vol. (80° proof)
40%

Bin no
BWS003537

Vintage
Non-vintage

Aged
Unaged

Closure
Screw / Stelvin cap

Categories
Gin & Juniper spirits
Distilled gins

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praiseworthy

This softly spiced version of Tanqueray gin was originally developed in 1839 for the Far East and is named after the Straits of Malacca, a narrow waterway separating the Malaysia Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, in turn named after the area’s 15th century ruler, the Malacca Sultanate.

Tanqueray Malacca was made available for a brief period in the late noughties (1997-2001) and then re-released as a limited edition in February 2012 with a run of 100,000 individually numbered bottles. Both of the modern Malacca revivals are said to be made to the original 1839 recipe which apparently consists of simple additions to Tanqueray’s classic four botanicals.

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Tasting notes

Sampled on 16/06/2013

Appearance:	(bottle N0. TC 93899) Crystal clear.
Aroma:	Aromatic pink grapefruit zest and lemon meringue pie filling with delicate spice and piney juniper.
Taste:	Citrusy boiled sweets and juniper. Coriander bursts forth in the mid-palate with lemon zestyness. Faint sweetness with deleicate nutmeg, clove and gingery warmth.
Aftertaste:	Candied grapefruit with delicate ginger, nutmeg, clove and cracked pepper corn spice.