Dec 1 - Half Hitch Gin

And we are off! Today's sample comes from London, and normally retails (direct from the manufacturers website) at £39.95 for 70cl (equivalent to £57 for 1L). Half Hitch is a small distillery, producing small batches - and has won a number of prestigious awards for their product.

Their suitably flashy website (http://www.halfhitch.london/) gives tasting notes and lists the botanicals, as well as the 'philosophy' behind the gin:

Half Hitch Gin - Born out of a vision to unearth and reinvigorate Camden Lock’s former gin glory. A unique choice of botanicals and innovation production technique creates a gin that stands alone in appearance and taste. 

Cutting through all this flash, they seem to recommend that their gin is paired with orange - so that's what we shall add to our tonic this evening! Personally, I'm a classic lime girl, but it's unfair not to work with the flavours intended by the company ...

This evening I was also helping to host a dinner party, so we split the gin between 4 people. It was actually really nice to be able to share a wee dram between friends (and get multiple opinions on the gin).

The general opinion was very positive! I slightly overdid the tonic, but by the time we got to the bottom of the glass we definitely had a good taste of the gin. It did feel very fresh and went very well with the orange peel we put in - a really nice clean taste! We definitely enjoyed the gin - but I can't say it was something that would make me pay small batch prices for it (even if it is award winning).