Sabatini Gin Venezuela

Venezuelan cacao husks give this limited Sabatini bottling its roasted, earthy depth. Sabatini Gin Venezuela begins with the distillery's nine Tuscan botanicals: juniper, Florentine orris, coriander, olive leaves, sage, thyme, lavender, wild fennel and lemon verbena. The husks are introduced through a further distillation, giving the 44% 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 a darker aromatic register without adding the sugar or creamy texture of a chocolate liqueur.

Limited Edition · Spicy · Herbal · Earthy

The first aroma remains recognisably botanical. Juniper, sage and thyme establish a dry herbal frame, while lavender and lemon verbena bring lightness. Cacao arrives underneath as roasted shell, dry cocoa and a faint earthy bitterness. Because the husk contains aroma without the richness of cocoa butter, it deepens the gin rather than making it heavy. Coriander and wild fennel provide spice through the middle, and olive leaf keeps the finish savoury.

In the mouth, citrus-like verbena and resin appear before the cacao becomes clear. The transition is gradual: green herbs lead toward roasted notes, then juniper restores a dry line on the finish. The extra distillation integrates the cacao into the spirit instead of leaving it as a surface flavour. Sabatini Venezuela therefore works as a contemplative Gin Tonic, but it also has enough structure for dry cocktails where its cocoa nuance can replace a more obvious bitter ingredient.

Fill a 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 with clear iceClear iceIce without air bubbles, made by slow, directional freezing. Denser, it melts more slowly and dilutes less.Glossary, pour 5 cl of Sabatini Gin Venezuela and add 10 cl of Fever-Tree Naturally Light Tonic WaterLight tonicA low- or no-sugar tonic, often sweetened with substitutes. Drier, it brings out the bitterness and the gin.Glossary. Place a broad orange peel in the glass and scatter a few clean cacao husks beside it, then repeat the peel and husks on a small dish. The dry tonic protects the herbal structure, while orange oil connects the Tuscan botanicals with the roasted cacao.