This Tasting Contains 12 tubes of the following Gins:
Sylvius
The Netherlands
A Dutch Gin with a long tradition. Onder the Boompjes, a distillery in Leiden started in 1658. They used the recipe of Dr Franciscus Dele Boë Sylvius, who as first distilled Juniper berries and invented genever. The new distillery, which also produces gin, is now based in Schiedam. The herbs used are juniper berries, coriander, angel root, caraway seeds, lavender, star anise and liquorice. The Gin is velvety and slightly spicy.
Edinburgh - Dry Gin
Scotland
In Edinburgh, the ancient Scottish capital of Scotland, has been home to another distillery since 2010. Here, multiple Gins are made on a small scale in the West End and the Leith distillery. The standard Edinburgh Gin is made in the London Dry style, with juniper, coriander, lavender, pine blossom, mulberry, hazelnut, lemongrass, angel root and lime peel. The Gin has a balanced softness with clear citrus notes. That makes this Gin very suitable for all kinds of cocktails.
Filliers - Dry Gin 28
Belgium
Filliers was founded in 1880 near Deinze, Belgium. As early as 1928, the third generation made a classic Gin based on 28 ingredients, making them the first Belgian Gin distillery. This is a classic distilled Gin with juniper, coriander, Belgian hops, angel root, bell pepper and fresh oranges. This Gin can simply be enjoyed purely. In cocktails, however, it also shows its solid character and a lot of spiciness with beautiful soft citrus notes.
Opihr - Oriental Spiced
United Kingdom
Opihr Oriental Spiced is a new London Dry Gin, naturally flavored with exotic plant extracts, carefully selected by Opihr's Master Distiller from countries along the ancient spice route. Opihr Gin intensity embodies the exotic East through the use of hand-picked botanicals including coriander from Morocco, black pepper from India and spicy cubeb berries from Indonesia and combines it with high-quality gin of the oldest distillery in England.
Sharish - Blue Magic Gin
The Netherlands
Sharish Blue Magic Gin comes all the way from Portugal. Interestingly, this is made with a range of botanicals grown by the distillers themselves, like lemon peel, juniper, raspberry and ginger. The bright blue color comes from a flower known as blue pea. Furthermore, if you mix Sharish Blue Magic Gin with tonic, it turns pink? Very cool!
Suntory - Roku
Japan
Suntory is a Japanese company that has a long gin history. Their first gin was released in 1936, while their latest and maybe most impressive is Roku Gin. A modest amount of six Japanese botanicals are used to give Roku Gin its signature flavors. They bring the consumer on a journey of the four seasons: Sakura flower, Sakura leaf, Yuzu peel, Sencha tea (green tea), Gyokuro tea (refined green tea) and Sanshō pepper. Each botanical is harvested at the peak of its season to extract the best flavor.
Monkey 47 - Dry Gin
Germany
The Englishman Montgomery' Monty' Collins went to Berlin in 1945 as a member of the Royal Air Force. Over time he ended up in the Black Forest and opened his inn, 'For Wild Monkeys'. There, he invented his Gin who he baptized Monkey 47 after the 47 botanicals he used. From cranberry to mint, pomelo, blackberries, rosehip and jasmine; too many herbs to mention, which makes it wonderfully spicy and floral.
Bathtub Gin
United Kingdom
The name of this English Gin dates from 1920. At the time of the reclamation, the quality of homemade American Gin was not very good. By putting the Gin in a bath for a while, the taste became a bit better. Another explanation is that people used to mix alcohol with all kinds of herbs at home in their bath to make their own Gin. This Bathtub Gin is also made this way, with juniper, coriander, orange, cinnamon, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
G'Vine - Floraison
France
A rather odd Gin, made from grape alcohol; also the basis of Cognac. The creator is Eurowinegate, located in the French Cognac area. Their intention was to create a real French Gin. The name Floraison refers to the period when the vines have finished flowering and the grapes begin to grow. The herbs used are juniper, coriander, coriander, cassichors, lime, pepperberries and liquorice. The Gin is very floral; almost as if you're walking between flowering vines.
Gin Mare - Mediterranean Gin
Spain
A Spanish Gin with influences of Mediterranean herbs. The recipe is quite old, from the 19th century. The influence of the Mediterranean areas is clearly palatable; olives, basil, rosemary and thyme are the herbs used. Of course next to the 'solid' Gin botanicals juniper, coriander, orange and green cardamom. When you taste this Gin, it feels like you're walking near the Mediterranean Sea past a small restaurant. A delicious, intensely seasoned Gin.
Ki No Bi - Kyoto Dry Gin
Japan
Ki No Bi roughly translates at ‘The Beauty of the Seasons’. It is a gin inspired by tradition and distilled, blended and bottled in Kyoto. KI NO BI Kyoto Craft Gin is undeniably a Dry Style Gin but with a distinct Japanese twist. The gin is created with Japanese botanicals such as yellow yuzu, hinoki wood chips, bamboo, gyokuro tea and green sansho berries. KI NO BI is bottled at 45.7% ABV, and uses a rice spirit base and peerless water sourced from Fushimi, a famous brewing district in Japan.
Nolet - Silver Dry Gin
The Netherlands
The Dutch distillery Nolet in Schiedam has existed since 1691 and is still family owned. For a number of years they have also been making Gin. this 'Silver' is a very special Gin based on fruit, flowers and herbs. Peach, raspberry and Spanish rose are the most important ingredients. The alcohol is made from wheat, with added juniper, coriander, iris root, liquorice and lemon rind. A Gin, made for a new generation of Gin lovers; floral, fresh and spicy.
