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- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: Gin Raiders
- Excerpt: This sort of tastes the sweeter it goes on. I like it - a natural sweetness - but it’s definitely sweet. Fans of traditional, dry gins will want to leave this on the bar cart for cocktail duty only.
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- Raided Score: 86
- Publication: The Gin Is In
- Excerpt: The gin itself though is conservative in its approach. It begins as Tanqueray’s London Dry Gin and its scant four botanicals, then adds bitter orange essence and other natural flavors/colors.
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Intro:
This orange flavored gin comes to us from Tanqueray. It’s worth noting here that there’s some legitimate flavoring involved - some sugar as well, so gin purists may want to take note. Otherwise, I’m a fan of what Tanqueray generally releases, so I’m curious how this turned out. 2.5g carbs per 1.5oz for the carb minded folks like myself.
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Nose:
Clean orange essence, honey, light confectioners sugar, some juniper and coriander. Not too sweet.
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Taste:
Ok, there’s the sweetness. Definitely sweet, although not syrupy or cloying. Juniper kind of gets buried here, tons of orange essence, honey, some pepper and a light minerality.
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Finish:
Long finish - more orange, pepper, some zest and sugar.
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Overall:
This sort of tastes the sweeter it goes on. I like it - a natural sweetness - but it’s definitely sweet. Fans of traditional, dry gins will want to leave this on the bar cart for cocktail duty only.
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Score:
5
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