Nosferatu Dead Dry Gin

Dead dry by name and dead dry by nature, Nosferatu Dead 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 is the Brisbane distillery's take on a classic 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. It is made with just five traditional botanicals and Nosferatu's three-stage distillation process, with a strength of 37.5% ABV. Being Nosferatu, there is a twist: cascara and orange zest are added to amplify its richness and length.

Citrus · Dry

Cascara is the dried skin of the coffee cherry, with a fruity, tea-like taste rather than the roasted bitterness of coffee beans. Here it gives the gin a rounder, slightly fruity depth and a fuller mouthfeel, while orange zest adds a fresh citrus lift on the nose. The distillery describes the result as rich and smooth, a gin that really lets the juniperJuniperThe one compulsory botanical: gin must taste predominantly of juniper. Its "berry" is really a small conifer cone, resinous and peppery.Glossary sing. Juniper leads from start to finish, dry and resinousResinousAn aroma reminiscent of pine or fir resin. It is juniper's signature, due to compounds such as pinene.Glossary, and the cascara lengthens the finish with a soft, dried-fruit note. The lower strength makes the gin gentle on the palate, so the juniper and orange arrive without a sharp alcoholic edge.

Nosferatu calls Dead Dry one of its most versatile gins, and it comes from the same coffin-shaped pot stillPot stillA traditional still, often copper, that distils in batches. It keeps more texture and character than a column.Glossary, The Schreck, as the distillery's other gins. Its dry, juniper-ledJuniper-forwardA classic profile where juniper clearly dominates, with resinous, piney notes.Glossary style suits a Martini, a Negroni or a Gimlet as readily as a long drink, and the cascara gives it a little more body in stirred cocktails. A dry Martini with an orange twist shows the cascara and the zest clearly.

For a gin and tonic, pour 4 cl over ice, add 10 cl of chilled Q Drinks Q Indian Tonic Water and stir gently. Garnish with a narrow orange twist and a few coriander seeds. The dry tonic keeps the citrus from turning sweet, and the orange echoes the zest of the recipe.