Day 17 and 19 - Pink Pepper Gin and Sibling

Completely out of order now ... but struggling onwards ;-) I have a scheduled post about the relative cost of the calendar vs going to a bar for a G&T every day that will appear tomorrow ... the rest of the calendar will just have to wait!

Pink Pepper Gin

The website for this one specifically recommends drinking this one neat or over ice by preference:

Pink Pepper Gin has been designed to be an entirely unique, intense and aromatic gin ­ one which will age and evolve both in the bottle and in the glass. When the bottle is young, or when diluted or chilled ­ fresher, spicy notes of pink pepper, juniper and cardamom are prominent. Over time, however, the liquid evolves and warms up ­ allowing notes of patisserie; vanilla, tonka and honey to come to the forefront. On the palate the gin is full­-bodied and intensely aromatic, thus it is perfect for sipping or in cocktails.

Really didn't disappoint on the spicy nose - and the taste is very rounded in its spicyness. Wish a few icecubes slowly melting in it, it goes cloudy - but really releases the vanilla and honey flavours (I can't really comment on the tonka bean, because I've never had one).

A very very different gin experience - but actually one of the real gems in this calendar.

At £45.91 on master of malt for a 70cl bottle (£65.59/L) it's on the expensive end - but definitely one to try if you get the chance! 

Sibling Gin

This is deffo not a favourite - tasted far too chemically neat, and didn't get any better with tonic.  Yet another over-pretentious website, with far too much emphasis on 'our story' rather than on the actual gin. Can't really pick up any botanticals at all in this one - and at £33.75/70cl (£48.21/L) I wouldn't recommend trying it. Almost like my bottle just had vodka in ...