Seagram's Extra Dry Gin (20cl, 40%)

An American-made, barrel-rested gin from Seagram's, bottled at 40% ABV in a 200ml format. Seagram's traces its gin-making history to the post-Prohibition era, acquiring the Lawrenceburg, Indiana distillery in 1933. The gin undergoes two-stage vacuum distillation: the first pass creates a neutral spirit from select American grains, and the second marries it with botanicals sourced from six countries, including Italian juniper, Sri Lankan cardamom, Vietnamese cassia, Spanish orange peel, Czech coriander and German angelica root. The distillate is then mellowed for several weeks in charred white oak barrels previously used for maturing whiskey. The aroma leads with sweet citrus peel, candied orange and a juniper backbone, with subtle spice and faint woody warmth. The palate enters juniper-forward, then moves to candied citrus and a slightly sweet, sherbet-like quality, with prickly spice and soft floral notes. The finish is long, dry and spicy, with traces of orange peel and oak.