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Review: NB Gin – London Dry and Navy Strength

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The NB stands for North Berwick, a city on the east coast of Scotland the place this distillery is predicated, including to the distinguished listing of Scottish gin makers like Caorunn, Arbikie, and Crossbill. The corporate began off with distilling experiments in a house kitchen and now produces a spread of gins, rums, and a vodka… and never a single whisky. The Scottish spirits scene has undoubtedly modified.

Let’s strive the flagship bottling and NB’s higher-proof Navy Energy version.

NB London Dry Gin – That is the corporate’s core gin expression. Within the UK it was chosen to have a good time Queen Elizabeth II’s ninetieth birthday, and was served at Prince Harry and Meghan’s wedding ceremony. It’s clearly a gin that has mates in excessive locations. This isn’t stunning because it’s an understated and traditional London dry gin, with no quirky touches in any respect. The botanicals are an unremarkable listing of juniper, angelica, cardamom, cassia bark, coriander seed, grains of paradise, lemon peel, and orris root. It’s made in a personalized copperhead pot nonetheless in small batches of 100 litres at a time. The outcome on the nostril is an aroma the place juniper takes a slight again seat to a really lemony freshness, refined spicy pepper, and a wierd trace of coconut. The juniper roars again to seize your consideration on the palate, however with lemon nonetheless very sturdy, some earthy, nearly tequila-like notes, and a really satisfying juniper-spice end. It provides a contact of sophistication to even an inexpensive tonic water. 84 proof. B+ / $40 [BUY IT NOW FROM DRIZLY]

NB Navy Energy Gin – The Navy Energy Gin not surprisingly steps issues up slightly. On the nostril the aromas are extra intense, with juniper extra distinguished this time, and an opportunity for natural coriander to let you understand that it’s in there alongside the lemon. On the palate it packs a punch – juniper, a thick and spicy style of pepper and cardamom, and a splash of woody pine. There’s no method anybody would mistake this for a regular-strength gin, both. Consequently, when you don’t alter the proportions your customary gin and tonic may have everybody going, ‘Whoa!’ 114 proof. A- / $50 

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NB London Dry Gin

$40

Ranking

8.5/10

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