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Benefício Gin Delicado
Best enjoyed with Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic Water, garnished with 
Thin Slice of Fresh Orange.
Recommended TonicFever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic Water
Garnish
Thin Slice of Fresh OrangeBenefício Gin Delicado
London Dry Gin · 43 % ABV · PT
Hemp arrives on a botanical list carrying more baggage than any other plant, and what it actually does here is quieter than the name suggests. It is herbaceous and green, closer to a grassy tea leaf than to anything else, and it sits alongside two real teas in a Portuguese London DryLondon DryA style, not a place of origin: every flavour comes from distilling natural botanicals. After distillation only water and a trace of sugar may be added, with no flavouring or colouring.GlossarySee London Dry gins bottled at 43%. Benefício names it without making a fuss of it.
Citrus · Spicy · Herbal
The recipe is built around softness rather than assertion. The aroma opens sweet, and that sweetness comes from the orange rather than from any sugar, before the herbaceous material takes over. Hemp and green tea work together at that point, both green and slightly astringent, the tea supplying tannin and the hemp a broader vegetal note underneath it. Black tea sits lower with a darker, drier grip that lengthens the palate considerably. Ginger appears mid-palate with a gentle warmth rather than a bite. Lime and orange divide the citrus between sharp and round, cassia adds a dry cinnamon-like spice, angelica the earth beneath, and coriander seed ties the fruit to the spice. Juniper holds a clean line without ever pushing forward, which is what the word delicate on the label is actually describing.
Delicacy is easy to lose, so keep the glass simple. Fine-beaded neutral tonic, ice properly packed, and a generous pour. Orange peel follows the sweetness at the opening; a lime wedge sharpens the finish instead. Nothing sweetened belongs anywhere near it. The bottle is designed to be refilled, the labels are printed onto the glass rather than stuck on, and it ships with a spare cork. Naming hemp on a label invites a conversation the liquid does not want to have, and the tea is what steers it back. A bottle you are expected to refill is a different object from one you are expected to throw away. It closes herbal, tannic and soft.
Delicado Citrus Harmony
PerfectServe
Recommended Tonic
Garnish
Thin Slice of Fresh OrangeInstructions
In a chilled highballHighballA long drink served in a tall, straight glass with plenty of ice: a spirit topped with soda or tonic. The word also names the glass.Glossary glass, pour 5 cl of Benefício Gin Delicado, a Portuguese London Dry ginLondon DryA style, not a place of origin: every flavour comes from distilling natural botanicals. After distillation only water and a trace of sugar may be added, with no flavouring or colouring.GlossarySee London Dry gins with a delicate balance of citrus and herbal notes.
Add large, clear iceClear iceIce without air bubbles, made by slow, directional freezing. Denser, it melts more slowly and dilutes less.Glossary cubes to maintain the gin's smoothness without excessive dilutionDilutionThe water added by melting ice. In the right amount it opens the aromas and softens the alcohol; too much flattens the drink.Glossary.
Top with 15 cl of Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic WaterMediterranean tonicA tonic with less bitterness and sugar, scented with herbs and citrus (rosemary, thyme, lemon). It leaves more room for the gin's botanicals.Glossary, whose subtle herbal nuances complement the gin's botanicals like green tea and hemp.
Gently stir to integrate the flavors.
Garnish with a thin slice of fresh orange, enhancing the gin's inherent citrus sweetness.
For alternative pairings, consider Thomas Henry Botanical Tonic or East Imperial Burma Tonic.
Flavors
Ingredients
- Coriander seeds
- Green tea
- Juniper
- Angelica
- Cassia
- Ginger
- Sweet orange
- Lime
- black tea
- hemp