Hepple Gin

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Bottle size: 70cl
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alc./vol: 45%

Proof: 90°

Χρονιά: Non-vintage

Παλαίωση: Unaged

Χώρα παραγωγής: Product of United Kingdom United Kingdom

Artisan crafted

Put simply Hepple Gin is flavoured with 10 botanicals: green juniper berries, ripe juniper berries, Douglas Fir needles, Amalfi lemon peel, dried blackcurrant leaves, blackcurrants, lovage, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, liquorice powder, orris root and angelica root.

However, there is nothing simple about this very complex gin, both in terms of the botanicals chosen and how their flavours are extracted with three different techniques used: copper pot still distillation, CO₂ extraction and glass vacuum still (rotary evaporator).

Green juniper - sourced from the Hepple Estate, each individual bush varying in readiness at any given time and so are harvested from late August to November. Distilled in a rotary evaporator.

Juniper berries - both Macedonian and Italian juniper berries are distilled using pot still distillation with the Macedonian berries also used in Hepple's CO₂ extraction process.

Douglas Fir needles - the needles are sourced from the Hepple Estate and are used both fresh and dried in bot pot still and rotary evaporator distillations.

Amalfi lemon - lemon peel from the South West coast of Italy is distilled using a rotary evaporator.

Blackcurrant leaf - Sourced from Hepple, the leaves are dried and distilled in both pot still and rotary evaporator.

Blackcurrants - distilled using a pot still.

Lovage - from the Hepple Estate, small amounts of lovage are used and distilled using a rotary evaporator.

Coriander seeds - UK grown coriander seeds are distilled in a pot still.

Fennel seeds - distilled in a pot still.

Liquorice - supplied in powdered form by Lakrids in Copenhagen. Distilled in a pot still.

Orris root - distilled in a pot still.

Angelica root - distilled in a pot still.

Αξιολόγηση


Η γευσιγνωσία έγινε στις 05/10/2017

Όψη:

Crystal clear.

Μύτη:

Woody pine fresh juniper, black pepper spice and faint clove, cinnamon, camphor, celery, green apple and blackcurrant.

Στόμα:

Clean and fresh. Piney juniper-led with camphor, black pepper spice and zesty lemon. More subtle notes of ripe cantaloupe melon and faint aniseed.

Επίγευση:

Black pepper spiced piney juniper with sandalwood. Faint liquorice and blackcurrant.

Συνολική αίσθηση:

Considering the complex distillation and extraction processes used, along with the care taken over the botanicals selected, at first blush Hepple Gin is remarkably classic London dry and restrained in its tightly complex character. But that's the point, this gin has subtle nuances rather than being brash and shouty. Considering the 45% alc./vol., spirituous attack is also remarkably restrained.

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Buy direct from

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Bottle size: 70cl
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Artisan crafted

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Product Information

Barcode UPC: 634158497834
Bottle Size: 700 ml
Closure: Agglomerated cork stopper
Product Reference Code: HEPGIN70CL

Raw Materials

Berries

Composition

C02 injected? No

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