Glendalough Wild Botanical Gin (75cl, 41%)

A gin from Glendalough Distillery in County Wicklow, Ireland, built on 21 to 23 botanicals wild-foraged from the Wicklow mountains and delivered fresh to the still within hours. It is slow-distilled in small batches of under 250 litres in Arnold Holstein copper pot stills and bottled at 41% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The botanicals include juniper, coriander, angelica and orris root, liquorice, fresh organic lemons, elderflower, red clover, yarrow, ox-eye daisy, wild raspberry, blackberry leaves, wild rose, watermint, sweet woodruff, wild angelica, lemon balm, sweet cicely, lady's bedstraw and bell heather. Geraldine Kavanagh forages across all four seasons, and the distillation uses careful cut points. The nose shows fresh spring notes, juniper, citrus and pine. The palate is cool and mellow, with nectarous summer flowers, hints of autumn fruit and warm spice. The finish is long and sylvan, with warm winter spices.