Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin
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Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin

  • Distiller:

    Shed Distillery

  • Bottler:

    Shed Distillery

  • ABV:

    43%

  • Age:

    NA

  • Price:
    $$$$$
  • Raided Score: 90
  • Publication: Drinkhacker
  • Excerpt: It’s all quite unexpected, but the gin is never short of engaging — and I daresay it’s a versatile operator, too. It’s definitely worth checking out, no matter how you (think you) like your gin.
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • Publication: The Gin Is In
  • Excerpt: Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin is a delightful, well-balanced, but botanically loud contemporary style gin— that doesn’t forget its roots and the juniper.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Publication: Gin Raiders
  • Excerpt: Big fan of this batch as well, as it’s been some years since the last time I tried this gin. The tea really does add some pleasant complexity, and while I tried this in both a martini and a gimlet, I honestly think it's best neat on its own where each facet of it can shine.
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  • Raided Score: 84
  • Publication: Distiller
  • Excerpt: There's a highly perfumed quality on the palate, like orange flower water and flowering lemon. Very pretty, persistent and an expert broadening of the London dry gin palette.
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  • Intro:

    Ginvitational Day 3! This is batch DGIG19/139 of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin - a gin distilled at Shed using gunpowder tea as one of the botanicals.

  • Nose:

    Rich, herbal and fresh with juniper. Sweet cream, lavender, tea, coriander. Really well balanced.

  • Taste:

    Medium mouth feel, nice body. Heat is very well behaved. The first thing that strikes me is the sweetness - lots of vanilla cream. Then the tea and juniper hits. Delightful complexity, lots going on. Lots of pepper on the back palate.

  • Finish:

    Short but clean. Juniper and tea hang on for a while, nice exit with sweetness and pepper to keep thongs interesting.

  • Overall:

    Big fan of this batch as well, as it’s been some years since the last time I tried this gin. The tea really does add some pleasant complexity, and while I tried this in both a martini and a gimlet, I honestly think it's best neat on its own where each facet of it can shine.

  • Score:

    6

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