machv January 25, 2019 Food, gin A Year on the Gin: Nikka Coffey Gin machv January 25, 2019 Food, gin This changes everything! I've been a fan of Japanese whiskeys and Nikka has been my favourite distillery discovery so far, but I was wary whether they could extent their talents to gin as well. Boy was I wrong about that. This gin stands out. The flavour is crisp and sharp with a delightful blend of yuzu and umeboshi with hints of tarragon and as a sipping gin it excels, but in a gnt I found it difficult to balance but with a sprinkle of mint it transcended it a lovely summery refreshment. Highly recommended. #gin #gins #ginstagram #nikka #nikkacoffeygin #nikkacoffey #ayearonthegin #gnt #booze #cocktails #alcohol #ginandtonic #mint #twitter #snapseed #iphone6plus
machv January 25, 2019 Food, gin A Year on the Gin: Elephant Gin machv January 25, 2019 Food, gin You know how it is: you're perusing the gin shelf looking for some inspiration, tired of the same old faces then suddenly... out of the corner of your eye... elephant gin is a German based spirit that comes in such an attractive bottle with a real actual cork and (kind of pointless) twine binding and a little lead seal and personally numbered label that it's actively waving to you from the shelf, positively wanting you to buy it and take it home. The nose is of spruce, arrowroot, orange and maybe... bergamot (?) the taste is very "gin" with a well balanced level of warm alcohol burn - it certainly has the punch of a London dry gin and enough personality to know that it was distilled with care. This is a good gin no doubt - one that warms to you the more you taste of it, but I think I would struggle to pick it out of a blind taste test. Tasting as ever using a #norlanglass #gin #gins #ginstagram #gnt #booze #elephantgin #snapseed #twitter
