The Mystery is Solved! Day 11 and 16 - Napue Gin and Bishop's Gin

I finally found the missing gin - it was still in the calendar. Not sure how I managed that, but completely failed to open day 11. Still playing catchup with myself because I've been away again (this time to glorious Venice) but we'll get there ...

Kyrö Distillery Company Finland, Napue Gin

£34.95/50 cl (£69.90/L) from master of malt 

Tasting notes also from MoF because I'm not even going to attempt to find the Finnish:

The "Adventurous Rye Rye Gentlemen" at the Kyrö Distillery in Isokyrö, Finland produce the small batch Napue Gin using rye grain and the finest botanicals which give off a nose rich in meadow sweet, citrus, cumin and juniper. To follow it up, the palate develops subtle leafy and refreshing menthol notes. Top work, you adventurous Rye Rye Gentlemen!

The spicyness of this is really noticeable when it's neat - quite pleasant combined with the kick of the spirits (it is reasonably strong at 46.3%vol). However, this gin really comes into its own with tonic - becoming much smoother. One of my favourites from the calendar so far (and worth the wait) but I'm not sure I love it enough to pay that much for it.

Bishop's Gin London Dry Gin

This is actually another gin I've seen in my local supermarket in Belgium - which does have a particularly impressive gin aisle. Possibly not surprising though, as this one is actually made in Belgium. The idea is supposed to balance jenever with gin ... the tasting notes from Gin Foundry are so long and convoluted though that I've just provided the link, not a copy.

This one was quite sweet on the nose (especially when neat) but packs quite a spirity punch. Much better with the tonic - far more rounded flavour - but nothing to knock one's socks off.  Not too expensive for a posher gin+tonic gin at £35.07 on MoM for 70cl (£50.10) - but I think if I were taking a Belgian gin home I would stick to the local jenever made in Deinze.