Bobby's Schiedam Dry Gin (75cl, 42%)

Bobby's Schiedam Dry Gin is a dry gin distilled botanical-by-botanical at the Herman Jansen family distillery in Schiedam, Netherlands. It is built on the founders' grandfather's Indonesian Pinang Raci spice blend, with juniper and classic gin botanicals layered with lemongrass, cloves, cinnamon and cubeb pepper, each distilled separately and then blended. Launched in 2014 after about two years of recipe testing, it is bottled at 42% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The botanicals include juniper, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cubeb pepper, lemongrass, rose hips and fennel. Distilling each botanical separately before blending is intended to keep the lemongrass bright, the cloves warm and the cubeb pepper tingly over a classic juniper backbone. On the nose there are lemongrass, coriander, juniper, delicate pepper and spice, and floral notes. The palate brings fresh citrus, vibrant juniper, sweet orange, warm spices and cubeb pepper, with a smooth, fresh, peppery, long-lingering finish.