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Review: Forty Spotted Gin Summer Release

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New on the website: Part 1 of 2 of my original cocktail recipes featured at various events this year I’m sharing a dozen cocktails in various formats including Negronis, Martinis and others. The next instalment next week be cocktails in a low-alc & spritzer format. The link is in my profile. Enjoy! 🍸 https://martiniwhisperer.com/2019/12/07/2019-original-cocktail-recipes-part-1/ #cocktails #recipes #mixology #negroni #martini #gin #vodka #aperitif #cocktail #vermouth #cocktailsofinstagram #rum #specialevents #craftcocktails #bespoke #luxe #brandy #amaro #martiniwhisperer #themartiniwhisperer #2019

DAY 8: GINTONICA GIN ADVENT CALENDAR TASTING NOTES SETTLERS SPIRITS, CORIANDER LEAF GIN A new week of the Advent Calendar journey and we’re back in South Australian wine country. I met distiller Rowland Short several years ago in Melbourne when he was prototyping his debut gin and invited some folks like me to road test the new spirit. His original @settlers_spirits Rare Dry Gin he launched with is reviewed on my website for more information btw. Since then, his range has blossomed to some dozen or so styles of gin ranging from Yuzu to Spiced Fig, and they have found many a welcome place on a shelf in Adelaide and around the State. Coriander is frequently featured in distilling gin, perhaps one of the most frequently used, but it’s unusual to see it be the hero botanical. Located in the McClaren Value wine making region, using a grape spirit as his base, Rowland distils infuses each botanical separately allowing for more delicacy in capturing their essence and overall control over the flavour profile. On the nose this gin is big and bold, with the coriander saying a big friendly hello. On tasting, the gin is very dry, with plenty of savoury flavours up front, but resolves into a very clean and smooth finish, and not overly spiced or hot. This gin would stand up in a Negroni (easy on the Campari) neat with lime over ice, excellent in a Gin and Tonic (which perhaps a slice of green capsicum, or blood orange slice for a garnish). ABV 43% #gin #australiangin #australianmade #ginandtonic #cocktails #martini #craftdistillery #contemporarygin #review #tastingnotes #gintonica #aussiegin #adventcalendar #craftgin #smallbtach #distillery #supportaustraliancraftdistillers #themartiniwhisperer #martiniwhisperer #settlersspirits #southaustralia #mcclarenvale

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