Edinburgh Gin Classic (70cl, 43%)

Edinburgh Gin Classic is a modern London dry gin from a distillery founded in 2010 by Alex and Jane Nicol in Edinburgh. It is made from 14 botanicals: juniper, coriander seed, angelica root, citrus peel, lavender, pine buds, mulberries, cobnuts, orange peel, lemongrass, lime peel, heather, milk thistle and Scottish pine, with the heather, milk thistle and Scottish pine sourced locally. It is a clean, fresh gin with subtle spice, rounded juniper and pine meeting floral lavender, soft spice and aromatic citrus, with bright citrus giving way to a round, smooth finish. Independent tasting found piney notes and citrus first, then floral heather, stronger coriander on the palate and a clean, only slightly bitter finish.