It smells like gin: strong and alcoholic. At least it smells clean though. There are lemon, spice, and corriander on the nose. The palate has an odd moldy flavor but is otherwise on the clean side with some prickly spice and a mildly sweet and mineral fruity backing until the bitter alcohol takes over. There's a lot of white pepper flavor here, though it isn't excessively harsh. This would be a really good mixer and is kind of sippable but it has that one really off element to it. It's also more numbing than I'd like. Still, it's solid. There a re lots of herbal elements going on and the umami is there if you want it. It's most like Pacific Voyager, but to isn't quite as good. There's a bit of an artificial sweetener flavor, but it isn't too bad. There's a little more menthol than in most tons but it isn't too much and it adds to the refreshing character.
Big Gin London Dry Gin
About this bottle
In contrast to the lighter, less-juniper driven gins that have come to define the Modern Style, the Big Gin brand has moved towards the traditional London dry-style that seeks a full, robust flavor (hence, the "big" in "Big Gin"). The flagship product, Big Gin, uses eight botanicals in addition to juniper: coriander, orange peel, grains of paradise, angelica, cassia, cardamom, orris, & Tasmanian pepper berry. Bottled at 47% ABV.
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Not much heat on the nose at all. Wonderfully pepper-y. Short finish. Really quite nice.
While it has the right flavor profile, it just doesn’t do it for me.
big juniper and spice. classic profile for mixing. great gin.
seattle based
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