Pothecary Gin - ABV 44.80% (700ml)
The end product is a unique gin – on the nose, the florals really comethrough; you can close your eyes and easily be transported to a meadow at first light. The tilia flowers add a strong, honey-like smell but the juniper hints at what lies beneath.To taste, there’s a lavender explosion – it’s strong and herbal and savoury, though this yields to juniper and a waxy lemon peel, the latter circling back to dominate after the tilia flower brings its honeyed sweetness. This is a smooth, full bodied and bold gin at 44.8% and certainly worth trying for those with a penchant for floral forward gins.To make their gin, the duo use fractional distillation, treating each botanical element as a separate distillate and blending them together into their carefully considered recipe.They currently have a 35 litre copper pot still in which they exclusively distil juniper, and a 3.5 litre copper pot still that they use for the rest of their botanicals. The Provencal lavender lends a savoury note to the gin, whileAnatolian mulberries bring a sweet, jammy taste and tilia flowers, wild-foraged in Poland, lend a honey tone.