Poor Toms Strawberry Gin

Fresh strawberries are steeped with young ginger and hibiscus flowers in Poor Toms Sydney 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 this Strawberry Gin. The Sydney distillery then adds intensified distillates of cardamom and cubeb pepper, and bottles the result at 40% ABV. The recipe also lists juniper, strawberry gum leaf, lemon myrtle and chamomile, from the Sydney Dry base.

Spicy · Floral · Fruity

The strawberries bring ripe fruit and a deep pink colour, and hibiscus adds a tart, floral edge. Young ginger gives the fruit a fresh, lightly warming counterpoint, and the cardamom and cubeb distillates bring sharper spice back into focus at the finish. Underneath, juniper and the citrus-herbal notes of lemon myrtleLemon myrtleThe leaf of an Australian tree with an intense lemon scent, purer than zest and without acidity.Glossary, strawberry gum and chamomile keep the palate from feeling flat. Poor Toms describes the result as fresh and complex: the fruit is the first impression, but the gin beneath is never erased. Steeping the fruit and adding the spice separately explain why the nose is generous while the finish stays peppery and aromatic.

A brief chill or a large clear cube keeps the texture lively. The gin works in 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 or a gin and tonic, as long as the mixer does not drown the berry and flower notes, and it makes a bright spritz with prosecco or a BrambleBrambleA cocktail created in London in the 1980s: gin, lemon and sugar over crushed ice, drizzled with blackberry liqueur.Glossary-style cocktail with lemon.

For a long drink, fill a tall glass with clear iceClear iceIce without air bubbles, made by slow, directional freezing. Denser, it melts more slowly and dilutes less.Glossary, add 5 cl of gin and 10 cl of Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic Water, and stir gently. Add a sliced strawberry and a small hibiscus flower. Pour the tonic slowly and skip any syrup: the gin already brings ripe fruit, colour and a gentle sweetness.