A dutch gin, yea I couldn't resist, this one is just begging for a sampling. Nose: Honeysuckle! yes it is notable, along with some unusual citrus, kumquat maybe, not quite a rampur but close. While I like whats going on with the nose, straight tasting it hits with too much sugar. This one is going to be too sweet, but on hand I happen to have some Fever Tree tonic with angostra bark, and just to "pink" it up a bit, some Fever Tree pink grapefruit, it's almost like the folks at Fever Tree saw me coming! Mixing 1 to 1 with just a couple of splashes of the grapefruit. Now that's a really nice pink gin and tonic. Not sure what I can say for the Damrak, it really is TOO SWEET for my liking, however it can be mixed into a pretty nice concoction. The sugars warrant a fair bit of mix down which is something of a shame as the honeysuckle gets all but lost in the mix. I chilled mine with a few small cubes. Now I feel like going out and hoping in my Spitfire and shooting down some Messerschmidt's. Cheers all!
About this bottle
Damrak Gin is made by Dutch spirit producer Lucas Bols, who discovered a long lost recipe found at the company's distillery. This gin is made with the base spirit made from Curaçao orange peel and 17 botanicals, including Valencia orange, coriander seed, lavender, cinnamon, and lemon peel. Juniper, of course, is also included albeit in small quantities. Damrak Gin is bottled at 41.8% ABV.
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I had an afternoon to somewhat remember slugging "Death in the Gulf Stream" cocktails mixed with this stuff. From what I recall the gin held up great—too bad I didn't. Oof. Anyways, this is a respectable and inexpensive Dutch gin if you want to be Hemingway for a day--or at least just drink like him.
Some juniper but orange is predominant
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