Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin 41.8%
Tasting Note
Tasted: Mar 2017
The nose opens with some subtle juniper, followed by a good intensity of oily orange. It has a pleasant warmth and fullness which is apparently down to the pepperberry leaf. Gently spiced and smoky with anise, coriander and with time it develops a light floral character.
The palate has a lovely balance. Again quite full and weighty with pepper, sweet orange and juniper. The spices – coriander, anise and very green cardamom come rushing through on the finish along with a subtle mentholated note.
Description
Situated in Healesville, Yarra Valley, Australia. Four Pillars was created in 2013, and uses a CARL copper pot still called Wilma. the final gin includes 10 botanicals – juniper berries, coriander seeds, cardamom pods, lemon myrtle, Tasmanian pepperberry leaf, cinnamon, lavender, angelica, star anise and fresh oranges. Perhaps most interesting in this line up is the use of whole oranges.
It is quite unusual to use entire fresh fruits (both the peel and flesh) when making gin but distiller Cameron Mackenzie believes that Australian citrus is highly aromatic and the whole fruit supports the spicier botanicals like cardamom and star anise better.
At a Glance
Tasted: Mar 2017
The nose opens with some subtle juniper, followed by a good intensity of oily orange. It has a pleasant warmth and fullness which is apparently down to the pepperberry leaf. Gently spiced and smoky with anise, coriander and with time it develops a light floral character.
The palate has a lovely balance. Again quite full and weighty with pepper, sweet orange and juniper. The spices – coriander, anise and very green cardamom come rushing through on the finish along with a subtle mentholated note.
£37.06
