Moonshiner Alice Street Pomegranate Gin

Aroma: Very fruity and floral with a sweet confectionery quality, like Turkish delight or pomegranate molasses. Flavour & Texture: Fruity and sweet with a tart edge. Pomegranate and notes reminiscent of red-berry flavoured jelly, but the flavours faded quickly leaving little aftertaste. This gin is a bright brick-red colour when neat, which is derived from rosella fruit (and possibly also rose hips?). When diluted with tonic water it turns an attractive, delicate shade of pink. The texture is neutral. Catching up on my review backlog with a few quick-hit reviews. Moonshiner is a micro-distillery in suburban Sydney which Mrs Cascode and I visited in March 2023. We shared a tasting flight of four gins which were served both neat and with some recommended garnishes and mixers. This gin was served with optional pomegranate seeds and Fever Tree Indian tonic water. We thought it was enjoyable but not memorable. It is well balanced, but the pomegranate presence is a little heavy. We didn’t buy a bottle and would probably not bother tasting it again. “Average” : 79/100 (2.75 stars)