Bertha's Revenge Crab Apple Gin Liqueur (50cl, 31%)

A gin liqueur made by steeping crab apples in Bertha's Revenge Irish Milk Gin for several months. Local honey, jaggery sugar cane syrup and cloves are added after filtering, then the mixture rests for another month. The apples come mainly from David Keane near Cappoquin, with some from the gardens of Ballyvolane House. It is bottled at 31% in a 500 ml bottle. The liqueur suits drinking neat or as the base for a warm gin apple punch. On the nose, apple, citrus and honey meet spicy notes. The palate is soft and mild, with sweet apple, spice, ginger and citrus. The finish leaves sweet and spicy impressions.