Forest Dry Gin Autumn

Product of: Belgium

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One of four seasonally themed gins developed by Jurgen Lijcops, Belgian sommelier and owner of Michelin starred restaurant The Glorious. The four gins are based on 24 different botanicals, each distilled separately, with the appropriate distillates then blended to make each gin.

Unusually, even the base spirit used to make this gin is made by master distiller Patrick De Keersmaecker at the same small craft distillery on his organic farm in Emblem near Antwerp using cereals grown on the farm.

This “Autumn” variant of the four seasonal gins label suggest its predominant flavours are “pear, lavender and tangerine”. The black matt bottle is graced with a scratch-and-sniff back label.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 06/02/2016

Appearance:

Clear, transparent.

Aroma:

Zesty tangerine orange, lavender and apricot with earthy herbal notes, piney juniper and mild black pepper spice.

Taste:

Spicy and zesty with pronounced tangerine, lavender, earthy rooty notes and pine freshness.

Aftertaste:

Tangerine fades with angelica root nuttiness and pine freshness.

Overall:

Zesty tangerine notes dominate with pleasing supporting juniper, spice and angelica root nuttiness.