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Monkey 47 Gin
The Monkey 47 begins with the story of an old school British eccentric, Wing Commander Montgomery ('Monty') Collins of the Royal Air Force and the legend...
simon kitchen
12th May 2022 at 10:41
I didn’t know lavender was used in the distillation step, I re tasted this neat and diluted with water and, it maybe psychological, but I now taste the subtle lavender. I don’t get lime, I get more of a grapefruit citrus. Indeed I use grapefruit as a garnish in my GnT. This is my favourite gin, but the price means I use it on only selected occasions !