Myken Arctic Island Gin - Gin of the Sea (70cl, 47%)

A Norwegian gin from Myken Distillery, made on a remote island off the north Norwegian coast. It combines juniper with local botanicals including meadowsweet, roseroot, redcurrants, blueberries, crowberries, cloudberry, rhubarb, sea buckthorn, sorrel, seaweed, oak fern and lovage. The distillery was founded in 2014 by Roar Larsen and Trude Tokle. The gin is not chill-filtered and contains no colouring, and may turn slightly cloudy when diluted. The botanicals range from berries and flowers to herbs, roots and a sea alga. It is bottled at 47% in a 70cl bottle. On the nose, juniper and meadowsweet meet arctic botanicals with a fine liquorice note. The palate brings rhubarb citrus, redcurrants and meadowsweet floral sweetness, with a full, spicy taste and clear juniper. The finish is long and spicy, with juniper freshness and arctic botanical spice.