East London Liquor Company Batch No. 1 Premium Gin (75cl, 45%)

A premium gin from East London Liquor Company, distilled one-shot from 100% British wheat spirit in a copper pot still with no pre-distillation maceration. It uses Darjeeling tea, cassia bark and pink grapefruit among its botanicals, and is bottled at 45% ABV. Each batch yields only a few hundred bottles. On the nose there is a strong grapefruit hit with dry tea and peppery juniper. The palate is vibrant grapefruit building to sweet spice and woody warmth, with a dry, tannic finish from the Darjeeling tea. The distillery recommends it in a dry martini, a gin and tonic or a gin sour.