Gin Eva La Mallorquina is one of the clearest ways to understand the Majorcan distillery: the recipe is rebuilt each year around fresh olives from the local Mallorquina variety, then held by juniper and coriander rather than by a long botanical list. Bottled at 45% ABV, it won World's Best Signature Botanical Gin in 2019, a title that fits its narrow and precise idea. The olive is not a garnish story added after distillation; it is the central botanical around which the gin is shaped.

The nose opens dry and green, with ripe olive skin, resinous juniper and the citrus-spice brightness of coriander. The palate is leaner than a fruit-led Mediterranean gin. Olive gives a silky texture and a savoury impression, while juniper keeps the spirit firm and dry. Coriander adds lift through the middle, preventing the olive from becoming heavy. The finish is persistent, slightly oily in a pleasant way, and marked by a clean return of juniper.

La Mallorquina deserves a glass that lets its dryness speak. In a gin and tonic, use a restrained Mediterranean tonic, plenty of ice and a simple garnish such as a green olive and a thin lemon peel. The olive echoes the botanical without turning the drink into a dirty Martini, while lemon keeps the aromatic edge fresh. It can also work in a very dry Martini variation, where the olive character becomes more structural and less decorative.

The value of this gin is its discipline. It does not try to sound complex by multiplying ingredients. It makes one local botanical legible, then frames it with the two classic materials a gin needs most: juniper and coriander. That makes La Mallorquina both distinctive and easy to understand from the first sip.