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Magellan

Magellan
Iris Flavored Gin

Category: Flavored Gin

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 44%
85 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$29

Magellan
Iris Flavored Gin

Category: Flavored Gin

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 44%
Clear color. Citrusy, floral aromas and flavors of spruce tips and snap peas with a round, bright, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a tingling, interesting, medium-length finish that exhibits notes of lime zest, spearmint, white pepper, and cloves. Minty fresh and a bit spicy this would make an unexpectedly delightful Mojito and shines with ginger beer or tonic — a mountain hike in a glass.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Herbal & Spicy
Aroma Aroma: spruce tips and snap peas
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of lime zest, spearmint, white pepper, and cloves
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Finish Finish: Normal
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Minty fresh and a bit spicy this would make an unexpectedly delightful Mojito and shines with ginger beer or tonic — a mountain hike in a glass.

The Importer

Crillon Importers Ltd.

The Importer
80 Route 4 East
Paramus, NJ 07652
USA
1 201-368-8878

Flavored Gin

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Serve in a Rocks Glass
All gins are flavored, however Flavored Gin is a white spirit that is flavored with juniper berries and so-called botanicals (a varied assortment of herbs and spices) and additional fruit or floral flavors or essences. The spirit base of Gin is primarily grain (usually wheat or rye), which results in a light-bodied spirit.

The chief flavoring agent in Gin is the highly aromatic blue-green berry of the juniper, a low-slung evergreen bush (genus Juniperus) that is commercially grown in northern Italy, Croatia, the United States and Canada. Additional botanicals can include anise, angelica root, cinnamon, orange peel, coriander, and cassia bark. All Gin makers have their own secret combination of botanicals, the number of which can range from as few as four to as many as 15.