The Secret Garden Gin Club
I received November's box containing a 20cl bottle of Smoked Calendula and Chamomile gin along with a paired Fevertree tonic, Calendula petal garnish, and a 5cl sample room gin.
The box itself is beautiful as you can see in the photos and arrives protected in a fully compostable cover. It really has a luxurious feel and look to the box and would make a beautiful gift as well as a treat for yourself. This is a perfect way of trying the gins that they create using some of their 600 naturally grown varieties of herbs to concoct imaginative gins that can't be found elsewhere. The herb garden uses no chemicals and everything is farmed by hand and you can visit and see for yourself over 2000 juniper plants growing! Nature is encouraged everywhere including the use of wild corridors. The plants and flowers are harvested by hand and dried carefully at body temperature. They are then stored until used. Any coloration in their gins is achieved by infusing the petals into the gins. This is the first smoked gin I have tasted so I was intrigued by how it would smell and taste. On the nose, you get a definite rich smokiness from the gently smoked Chamomile along with juniper and sweetness from the Calendula. This is definitely what I'd class as a savory type of gin with a perfect pairing of light tonic to showcase all the flavours. The more I sipped it the more the sweetness built and perfectly complimented the smokiness. A deep rich drink that would be lovely to compliment a smoked cured meat/fish meal. Almost a whiskey smokiness but without the whiskey!
Media Visits and Products
