Has anyone tried this one? It’s very nice with a complex flavour that lingers on the palate for a long time.

There are currently four varieties of Koala Bare Gin (though it looks like 2 more are coming), this one is the Best Mates. It is made with the following Botanicals: Australian Juniper, Strawberry Gum, Wattleseed, Star Anise, Australian Finger Lime, Salt Bush and Tasmanian Pepperberry.

It has a very inviting nose of light citrus, a somewhat blunted juniper and a nice bit of pepper. The palate starts floral, then peppery, a little juniper, mint, a bit of berry and a splash of lime. The finish is on the short side, with the juniper and pepper lingering a bit.

Though most will mix their Gin in cocktails, this is a refreshing pour on its own. I kinda wish they had a pack of 100 or 200mL bottles of all four varieties. It would be nice to try them side by side.

ABV: 42%

Price: $40

Bottle provided by distillery for review.

My Rating: 81

Tasting notes below. 👇🏼

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NOSE: Light citrus, blunted juniper, pepper.
PALATE: Floral, peppery, light juniper, light mint, hint of berry, lemon, bright.
FINISH: Rather short, light juniper, pepper.

Guide to my personal ratings:
🤢 0-49 = Varying degrees of undrinkable.
🫤 50-59 = Drinkable, but meh.
😊 60-69 = Fair. Not my cup of tea.
😃 70-79 = Good. Some nice elements.
😋 80-89 = Great! Interesting and very enjoyable.
🤩 90-100 = Amazing! The perfect pour. (Rare)

Sip. Rate. Repeat.

Im seeing a lot of ads for this gin. Marketed as exclusive. None of this means much to me though I do love a pretty bottle. Has anyone tried it? Thoughts?

Also, I recently had Hendricks WHITE and loved it as a simple martini with a twist.

Edit for update: WOW. I guess social media is actually targeting me properly then. Thx for the feedback. I’ll check it out.

And it calls for a bright and floral g&t

Very new to gin.  I generally don't care for drinks that are citrus forward or bright.  And I dislike drinks that have a prominent lime flavor.

Would appreciate it if you take a look at the list below and let me know which are citrus forward or bright or have significant lime.  (This would mostly be for neat and Martinis.)

Botanist

Plymouth

Oxley

Sipsmith

Fords

Tanqueray (not the Ten)

Bombay Sapphire

Bombay Dry

Broker's

Harahorn Gin tonic and blueberries!!!

After years of thinking I don't like gin I've discovered I actually like gin based cocktails. I'll be going on a cruise in a couple weeks with an alcohol package which is always a great time to try new things. Here's the brands on offer (I have Elite so anything on here is covered). What should I try. A lime Collins or negroni are my go to drinks for now (I still prefer a vodka martini). Hendricks is the brand I've liked most so far.

What should I try? Brand and drink recommendations both welcome!

One of my gin mules was over in England last month, so I had the Forged Gin, Ginsignia, and Spirit of Bristol gins shipped to his hotel from Master of Malt, and he picked up the Roku Kasane Edition at the airport

I still have a couple of gins from Argentina, so figured it a good opportunity for an appropriate gin flight. A barrel rested gin from each country - England and Argentina - and a gin featuring red wine grapes from each country.

Previously, I posted about a visit to McClintock Distillery, but here are some more details about the trip and the gin and an unexpected surprise. We went to McClintock before we even went to the hotel. I'd say the tour is slightly above average, but their stills are GORGEOUS. They do a vapor infusion and if you check out the picture of the stills, you can see to the right of the column still the container where the botanicals are held during that process. We came out of there having tasted their entire product line and purchased their 3 pack of gin.

Wednesday that week was a whiskey blending class at Covalent Spirits in Westminster. There I had their magnificent Bee's Bouquet, a flight of their gins (not-pictured), and another delightful gin cocktail who's name eludes me because I was inebriated by that point and failed to write it down. It's the pretty magenta-ish one. That said, Drew does an excellent job serving.

We popped in to a little liquor store during the trip and I FOUND MY WHITE WHALE! Green Chartreuse was available and we scooped up a couple bottles of it to bring back to Florida. This stuff is amazing. I've never had something in which the taste not only lingers, but changes over time. REALLY looking forward to my first homemade Last Word tonight.

So I’ve got a distillation going but I forgot to add the bag of botanicals to the still. Can I finish collecting the hearts, clean the still, put the hearts back in with the botanicals and run the distillation again without changing the flavour profile?

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200ml Fever Tree Mediterranean

100 ml Gin - Marconi 42

10ml Italicus

Garnish: lime wheel, lots of thyme, rosemary and sage leaves

Oily mouthfeel, Italy on the nose. Fantastic for a hot summer day.

I'm spending a couple of weeks in Härnösand, fairly far north in Sweden, about 3 km / 2 miles from where Hernö Gin have their destillery, but today I stumbled on a bottle of gin from Barsebäck Bränneri in the south of Sweden. Supposedly, this one has notes of cardamom and bay leaf.

The labeling is double-sided and the shape of the bottle and the vertical stripes is possibly a reference to what Barsebäck is most known for in Sweden - the nuclear power plant with its square cooling towers.

still g.i.n., saffron, rose, lemon, lime, and bitters @truefoods 10/10 .

In NY for a wedding. I’m from Ohio. So many gins I’ve never seen before. I want to take one home. We have Hendricks and gunpowder. So none of those. What do you suggest? I typically drink gin straight, maybe with a lime if it lends it to.

VERY excited to try these, especially the Amber. My state has an ABC board so the state controls what they sell and these are brand new on the shelves for us.

Lately, whether I try a new gin, I can only think "Mermaid Zest is better". I love how it smells and tastes a bit like rosemary - I keep seeing people saying that it's citrusy/grapefruity, but all I feel is the rosemary. I will definitely repurchase this one ❤️

Settling in to watch the England/Norway Quarterfinal and luckily have gins for the occasion on hand.

Check back next weekend to see my thoughts!