SIBILLA keeps its recipe to five botanical groups: juniper berries, angelica root, coriander seed, citrus peel and flowers. Core Distillery makes this Classic Dry Gin in Rome, drawing on the clear, economical shape of nineteenth-century London dry gins. The ingredients are familiar, yet their proportions give a spirit its identity. Rather than building the drink around a single unusual plant, SIBILLA lets juniper and citrus work with root, spice and a restrained floral note. The five-part composition makes the balance easy to follow, whether the gin is tasted neat or in a longer serve.

Juniper gives the first dry, pine-like impression. Citrus peel brightens it without suggesting a sweet citrus liqueur, while coriander introduces aromatic warmth. Angelica holds the centre with a deeper root note, and the flowers soften the aroma at the edges. The result is rounder than a purely austere dry gin, but the finish retains the clarity expected of the style. This is a useful gin for noticing how relatively few botanical choices can create a progression from freshness to warmth and back to a clean, dry close.

Core uses vapour infusion during distillation and produces its spirits in small batches at an urban distillery in Rome's Mandrione district. The house describes SIBILLA as versatile and deliberately close to classic gin traditions. Its name and label give it a distinct identity within the same range as PENN, but the recipe takes a different route: fewer named botanical families and more attention to the familiar relationship between juniper and citrus. The floral element is part of that balance, not a reason to treat the gin as a perfumed or sweetened spirit.

A gin and tonic is a natural first test. Pour 4 cl of SIBILLA over plenty of ice, add around 10 cl of a crisp Indian tonic and taste before deciding on more mixer. Put a thin orange twist and a short rosemary sprig in the glass, with a little of each on the side; the citrus echoes the recipe, while the herb adds a restrained aromatic accent. A low-sugar tonic is particularly sensible here, since it keeps the dry finish clear. The same balanced base makes SIBILLA suitable for a simple Martini, where the botanical shape can be read without additional flavours.