Tarquin's Olive Leaf & Lemon Eden Project Gin is a 38% ABV dry gin from Cornwall, United Kingdom, made to mark the Eden Project's twenty-fifth anniversary. It is distilled with fresh olive leaves and citrus-led lemon zest, taking its cue from the ancient olive trees in the Eden Project Mediterranean Biome. The producer presents it as a savoury, bright collaboration: a deliberate move away from sweet fruit flavours while retaining Tarquin's juniper-led Cornish house style.

Fresh olive leaf, vivid lemon zest and aromatic peppercorn are the official nose markers. The palate is described as savoury olive, crisp juniper and citrus brightness, followed by Mediterranean warmth, gentle spice and smooth lemon. Expect an herbal, lightly saline impression rather than an olive-oil flavour. Lemon brings lift, while the olive leaf gives the gin a green, savoury edge that makes the dry finish feel particularly suited to food and aperitif drinking.

Serve a small measure neat and well chilled before mixing. This is the easiest way to notice the progression from leaf to lemon and then to dry juniper. A heavy or sugary mixer would make the savoury detail disappear. If you use ice, give it a minute before tasting again: dilution softens the peppery edge and brings the lemon forward without changing the gin into a citrus cordial.

For the recommended long serve, fill a balloon glass with clear ice, add 5 cl gin and 12 cl Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic Water, then stir once. Garnish with a broad lemon peel and a single olive or a small olive leaf, avoiding brine. The producer also recommends it in a classic martini; for that route, use 6 cl gin with 1 cl dry vermouth, stir cold and express lemon peel. Both serves respect its documented savoury, lemon-bright character.