Jaisalmer Classic

According to our friends at Jaisalmer:

Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin is a triple-distilled spirit, handcrafted in a traditional copper pot still in small batches by the Master Distiller at Rampur distillery, located in the foothills of the Himalayas. The use of botanicals is a time-honoured tradition in India and Jaisalmer Gin’s recipe is derived from the ancient Indian knowledge of herbs.

Seven of the eleven botanicals used in the distillation come from India.  The Master Distiller has selected coriander and vetiver, a complex spice with intriguing peppery notes, grown in the fields around Jaisalmer, sweet orange peel from Central India which compliments the citrus and floral tones of the gin, cubeb pepper from Southern India, Darjeeling green tea leaves from Eastern India, lemon peel from Western India and lemongrass from Southern India.  Other botanicals include angelica root, liquorice and caraway seeds which lend a spicy, slightly anise-tinged flavour to the gin.  We wanted to retain the classic gin flavour using juniper berries whilst adding a refreshing twist with Indian botanicals.

The gin has an intense nose with an initial hint of crisp, zesty Indian Lemon and Coriander. On the palate pine notes from juniper combine with woody and earthy notes from angelica root and liquorice. The spicy, definitive notes from cubeb pepper keeps it medium to full-bodied resulting in an elegant and refreshing finish that lingers long after the first sip.