The Canberra Distillery Summer Gin
A robust whiff of syrupy, fresh passionfruit out of the gate on this gin, blows off after a moment but settles into a sweet, honied fruit salad and a heady coffee, chocolate nose. The gin itself, heavy with fruit botanicals, still retains an element of gin at its core; it takes a background role, supporting the fruits, but the juniper is still present throughout. A difficult achievement for such an extreme flavour profile. All the botanicals work cohesively in this gin, with not one overly standing out over another. Bringing up the rear are the moreish, dried botanicals, leaning into this piney, myrtle quality reinvigorates the palate and keeps it from getting flabby with all the fruit. This gin is ultimately fun and unserious, but incredibly well executed and shows some excellent understanding of distillation with fruit.
