That Boutique-y Gin Company Yuletide Gin 50cl
Alc Vol; 46%
Size: 50cl
- Contains real 24ct gold leaf
- What we’ve done here is distilled Christmas. We make this jolly tipple using a host of traditionally festive botanicals, as well as ingredients that are traditionally festive though not traditionally botanicals.
- Here’s the list – Juniper, Cassia, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Raisins, Medjool Dates, Cloves, Allspice, Clementine, Cardamom, Ginger, Whole Pomanders (oranges studded with cloves), Christmas Tree Needles (Balsam & Douglas Fir), Christmas Cake, Charred oak, Chestnuts, Christmas puddings, A big pile of chocolate truffles, Lebkuchen (German Christmas cookies), Mince pies, Panettone, A whole gingerbread house, and all the gifts brought to Jesus, Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.
- We then popped some edible 24ct gold flakes into the mix to give a snow-globe quality. Basically, everything that you love about Christmas has been crammed into our Yuletide Gin (apart from Castle Greyskull – despite being the must-have Christmas toy of everyone’s childhood, its distillate isn’t particularly tasty). Ho ho ho, and all that jazz.
Tasting notes:
Nose: Initial notes of Christmas pudding – plump and juicy – burst forth from the glass: succulent raisin, cassia, cinnamon and gingerbread. Gradually, the character of a well-stocked biscuit barrel comes through with buttery shortbread and oatmeal cookies. Then there’s amaretto, flaked almonds, cardamom and candied peel, all before a touch of Christmas tree to close.
Taste: Plump and jammy clementine with a sprinkle of toasted spice, accompanied by a festive medley of fruity, spicy Christmas confectionery: from mince pies to buttery panettone and everything in-between. A definite note of Christmas tree follows, with a floral splash reminiscent of the incense of Midnight Mass.
Finish: Candied citrus, glacé cherries, Turkish delight and toasted pine cone.
