I've been looking forward to this gin ever since I knew it was in the box - it's from a Portuguese distillery who add a natural colourant to the gin to make it bright blue (for all those people who are sad that Bombay Sapphire isn't blue).
Tasting notes come from ginfoundry.com as the Sharish Website is in Portuguese (but there's a link at the bottom to the actual page) - it's not entirely clear that these refer to the blue gin as well as their usual offering, but I would definitely confirm the appleyness from tasting (and smelling!):
The apples are the first thing to come through on the nose – the gin has a really familiar, fruity Summer Cup smell, though a piquancy from the cloves and cinnamon sits just behind. The apple comes straight through to the tongue too, along with a woody juniper. Coriander warms up the fresh citrus, followed swiftly by the cloves and cinnamon. While the apple and vanillabring a certain sweet quality to the gin, the spicy elements conspire to overthrow them.
Spice dominates at the end but apple is the lingering flavour, remaining long after the drink is done. This would be complemented well by a thin slice of apple in a G&T and would put the drink right at home in an apple-based cocktail; our Cinco de Mayo punch, with its gin, cloudy apple juice, fresh chilli and coriander for example – would suit both the fruity and spicy elements of Sharish Gin and is certainly one for fans of the spirit to try.
I can confirm its quite a nice appley flavour - and the colour change gimmick is certainly quite fun: although its actually on the shelves of my local supermarket in Belgium, it seems like it might be harder to find in the UK. However, on Master of Malt.com it's listed at £37.17 for 50 ml bottle (£74.34/L) - which is quite pricey! I like this gin - but I'm not sure I'd pay that for it!
No comments:
Post a Comment