Seppeltsfield Rd Distillers Barossa Semi Gin

Partially fermented Southern Barossa Semillon juice is blended with Seppeltsfield's Barossa Dry GinDry ginGin with no perceptible sweetness: in the European Union, the word "dry" allows at most 0.1 g of sugar per litre.GlossarySee Dry gin gins to make Barossa Semi. The blend then rests on its lees in tank for about seven months and is bottled unfilteredUnfiltered ginThe essential oils of the peels and plants stay in the gin: when chilled or mixed with tonic they turn it slightly cloudy, like pastis (the "louche" effect).Glossary at 38.5% ABV. Grape must and gin stay together throughout, so the result is neither a conventional dry gin nor a simple flavoured spirit, but something closer to a gin-based fortified wine aperitif.

Citrus · Fruity

The distillery describes sweet apple and orange peel on the nose, a buttery-smooth palate, and tropical impressions of lychee, pineapple, dried pear and honey before a citrus finish. Those notes come from the Semillon and the time on lees rather than from added ingredients. Natural grape sweetness and the lees-aged texture make the drink rounder than Barossa Dry, while the gin base still brings a botanical, juniper-ledJuniper-forwardA classic profile where juniper clearly dominates, with resinous, piney notes.Glossary structure. Because it is unfiltered, a natural sediment may appear in the bottle; it belongs to the style. Semillon is a white grape known in the Barossa for its waxy texture and its honeyed notes as it ages.

The seven months on lees give the blend time to settle and build its creamy texture before bottling. Served chilled in a wine glass over ice, the fruit is generous, and the citrus finish keeps it fresh. A spritz suits it too, and it can stand in for a fortified wine in an aperitif cocktail such as a light NegroniNegroniAn Italian cocktail of equal parts gin, sweet vermouth and red bitter (Campari), served over ice with orange peel. Born in Florence in 1919.Glossary.

For a long drink, pour 4 cl over ice in a wine glass, add 8 cl of chilled The London Essence Company Classic Tonic Water and top with 4 cl of sparkling water, then stir briefly. Add a small cluster of green grapes and a strip of lemon peel. The sparkling water lengthens the drink without making it too sweet, the grapes point to the Semillon, and the lemon brings a clean edge.