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Rock rose gin review.
This very northerly gin features an alluring botanical selection including locally harvested rhodiola rosea rowan berries sea buckthorn blaeberries verbena coriander seed cardamom and juniper from two different countries italy and bulgaria.
It is bright and packed with fruity berries and a delicate astringency.
Rock rose gin summer edition the summer edition rock rose gin features the same base botanicals as the original but with some new seasonal additions sourced from the distillery gardens and.
Neat the nose has the sweetness and all the citrus you d expect from an old tom gin.
The rock rose old tom gin uses pink grapefruit which adds a distinctively floral bitterness to the gin.
Rock rose gin is made at the dunnet bay distillery all the way up in caithness scotland.
Paul jackson 2016.
To create original rock rose gin martin and claire use 18 botanicals and the name comes from one of these the rhodiola rosea which grows on the cliffs of pentland firth.
The name rock rose actually comes from one of these botanicals the rhodiola rosea a rose in the rocks which adds a delicate floral note to the gin.
The palate has a touch more sweetness than the original rock rose gin thanks to the little bit of muscovado sugar they add after distillation but it s.
Once distilled the flower adds a delicate rose aroma and a floral note to taste.
With rose root sea buckthorn and rowan berries native to the area and picked to compliment juniper coriander seed and other traditional gin botanicals rock rose is a subtle twist on classically flavoured gins.
Rock rose gin is vibrant complex and well balanced.