Engine Caroni Gin

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Caroni, a now legendary rum distillery on the island of Trinidad, closed in 2001 after 83 years of production, but casks of its rum lay forgotten in the ageing warehouse until being discovered in 2004. This exceptional gin was aged in one of those casks.

Engine Gin is made with organic neutral wheat alcohol vacuum distilled with five 100% organic Italian botanicals:

• Italian Juniper berries


• Alta Langa sage


• Sicilian lemon zest


• Calabrian liquorice root


• Damask rose petals cultivated in Piedmont

Engine Gin and its branding is the idea of Paolo Dalla Mora, an entrepreneur in fashion and spirits. Marketed with the strapline, "fuel the dream", Engine celebrates the golden era of motorsport harnessing packaging designs associated with engine oil. The distinctive packaging of this special aged edition brilliantly resembles that of a bottle of engine oil.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 24/10/2023

Appearance:

Crystal clear.

Aroma:

Piney juniper, zesty citrus, diesel, rubber, rosemary and sage.

Taste:

Rubber and petrol-like notes from Caroni rum combine brilliantly with sage and juniper-forward Engine Gin.

Aftertaste:

Juniper spice, rubber and sage.

Overall:

Many "cask aged" gins are tannic, over-aged and best avoided. However, some are good and very few are exceptional; this is one of the few. The mellowing effect of cask ageing on the juniper spice is profound, while the notes imparted by the Caroni rum are much more impactful than from the oak, indeed, the lack of discernable colour leached from wood is a sign its subtly. Engine Caroni works brilliantly in a five-to-one Dry Martini, stirred without adding orange bitters, with a lemon zest twist expressed and discarded and finished with a skewered chilled and rinsed green olive.