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Description

Everything at Distillery No. 209 is crafted with only the highest quality in mind, nothing less. Gin has never stood still and the research for No. 209 Gin held to this ideology in crafting a new offering. The spirit started as a very heavily flavored, sometimes rough spirit, and it was for a time almost excessively sweet, then very dry and ‘junipery.’ The 209 team has expertly taken the juniper berry heritage a step further by fusing it with citrus, exotic fruits, and spices. Pristine perfection in appearance. The first sniffs are treated to generous notes of citrus zest, especially lemon peel; later swirlings and inhalations instigate earthier, root-like scents, in particular, juniper berry, orris root, licorice, coriander and angelica. The palate entry is bittersweet, intensely grainy and speckled with licorice and orris root; at midpalate, the viscosity comes alive, underpinning the marginally sweeter (from palate entry) flavor that turns delightfully herbal. Finish is decidedly herbal/leafy/seed-like and, finally, bittersweet. Enough changes in direction to keep the taste buds fully alert for the entire ride. An adult gin with an adventurous attitude. Nicely rendered. Highly Recommended