Our summer gins 2021
Malfy con Limone
Who doesn't think of summer when they think of Italy? Hardly any other gin brings more Italy into the bottle than Malfi con Limone. Behind the gin is Carlo Vergnano and his small family business. They have been producing exquisite Italian spirits near Turin since 1992. Malfi con Limone is one of their now four gins. In addition to botanicals such as juniper, coriander and thyme, lemon clearly takes centre stage here. Most of it comes from Sicily and the rest from the Amalfi Coast. More citrus is hardly possible in a gin. Nevertheless, Malfy con Limone is balanced and multi-faceted in the mouth.
Tanqueray Rangpur
Flavoured gins are the latest trend on the gin market. Gins that are strongly flavoured with fruit and sometimes come across a little sweeter. Berries often take centre stage here. The category is not new. London gin was already flavoured with fruit and sugar a good hundred years ago. That's just the way it is. Fashions come round again. Tanqueray was a few years ahead of the trend on the market with Tanqueray Rangpur. The gin was launched in the mid-2000s and has led a rather inconspicuous existence ever since. Unfortunately, quite wrongly. The Rangpur fruit is a hybrid of mandarin and lime. The strikingly fresh flavour and light sweetness make Tanqueray Rangpur the perfect summer companion. It goes well with a dry tonic or you can simply enjoy the Rangpur neat on ice.
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Príncipe de los Apóstoles Mate Gin
For us Europeans, summer temperatures prevail in the Argentinian capital all year round. So it's no wonder that the leading gin from Argentina has made it onto our summer list. With their Príncipe de los Apóstoles Mate Gin, the operators of the Florería Atlantico bar in Buenos Aires have created a very unusual and distinctive blend of botanicals. Lots of grapefruit, mint, eucalyptus and mate make this gin from the Argentinian highlands a fresh New Western gin. Incidentally, the gin is distilled on a German 200 litre fruit still.
V-Senses Raspberry Magic Gin
The raspberry is definitely a fruit of the summer. The V-Sinne Raspberry Magic Gin has been given a whole load of it and is completely convincing with its concentrated load of raspberries. The berry-flavoured gin was the first addition to the portfolio of the guys from the Black Forest. A full 30 kilograms per 120 litres of distillate of the wonderfully sweet and sour berries are used to refine their Black Forest gin. The basis for the gin is the classic dry gin from V-Sinne. The aim is to enable everyone to enjoy the Black Forest with all five senses. This is why typical Black Forest botanicals such as pine needles and wild berries are added to the usual botanicals such as juniper. Combined with the raspberries, the result is a summery, refreshingly fruity gin.
Mistral Gin
Please don't be fooled by the colour! Mistral Gin may look sweet and flavoursome. However, the dry gin with its beautiful pink colour is characterised by its elegant tart and herbal notes. Provence is omnipresent in this gin. Grapefruit and lemon are joined by the typical herbs of Provence. The gin is rounded off with the best rosé wines from the region. The time-honoured Forcalquiers distillery, known for its aperitif wines and liqueurs, produces Mistral Gin in the heart of Provence. If you like floral, herbal gins with a citrus flavour, Mistral Gin is the perfect choice.
What are your summer gins 2021?
