Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin (37.5cl, 47%)

Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin is a dry gin from Lossburg in Germany's Black Forest, batch-distilled by Black Forest Distillers from 47 botanicals. Founder Alexander Stein developed it with master distiller Christoph Keller around a revived Black Forest recipe, with roughly a third of the botanicals, including spruce, lingonberries, sloe berries, elderflower and bramble leaves, coming from the Black Forest. The gin matures in traditional earthenware vessels and is bottled unfiltered. The recipe traces to Montgomery Collins, a British RAF officer who settled in the Black Forest. Launched in 2010, the gin layers classic botanicals over forest fruit and spruce. It has a distinct, pure juniper scent with tangy, crisp citrus and sweet floral aroma, a hint of peppery spice and subtle bitter fruit, deep balanced complexity and a racy finish.