Giniversity Whisky Cask Gin

More than twelve months in a Limeburners American oak barrel give Giniversity Whisky Cask Gin its golden colour. The gin is a collaboration between Giniversity and the award-winning Limeburners Single Malt Whisky, both made in Western Australia, and it is bottled at 45% ABV, in half-litre and 10 cl formats. Giniversity presents it as a premium small-batchSmall batchProduction in small quantities per distillation run, often in a small still. The term has no legal definition.Glossary gin.

Citrus · Woody · Vanilla

Cardamom, angelicaAngelicaThe root of a tall umbellifer, earthy and musky. After juniper and coriander it is the most common botanical: it binds the aromas and holds the finish.Glossary and citrus are among its botanicals, alongside juniperJuniperThe one compulsory botanical: gin must taste predominantly of juniper. Its "berry" is really a small conifer cone, resinous and peppery.Glossary, on a base of grape spirit. After a year in the whisky cask, the gin shows gentle caramelised oak and vanilla flavours over the botanicals. Cardamom brings a warm, slightly resinousResinousAn aroma reminiscent of pine or fir resin. It is juniper's signature, due to compounds such as pinene.Glossary spice that suits the oak, angelica a dry, earthy depth, and citrus a fresh lift that keeps the wood from feeling heavy. The American oak adds sweetness and vanilla, while the whisky history of the barrel leaves a soft, malty roundness on the finish. Limeburners is distilled in Albany, on Western Australia's south coast.

Giniversity recommends it neat or with a large cube of ice, the best way to follow the oak and spice. For a gin and tonic, it suggests one part gin to two parts premium dry tonic over ample ice, garnished with a maraschino cherry, which picks up the vanilla and caramel. It also makes an excellent gin Old Fashioned or MartinezMartinezThe presumed ancestor of the Martini: gin (often Old Tom), sweet vermouth, maraschino and bitters, stirred over ice and served straight up.Glossary. A few drops of water open the vanilla when sipping neat.

For a short tonic serve, pour 4 cl over a large clear iceClear iceIce without air bubbles, made by slow, directional freezing. Denser, it melts more slowly and dilutes less.Glossary cube in a rocks glassRocks glassA short, heavy glass (tumbler) for a spirit over a large ice cube or a short cocktail.Glossary, add 8 cl of chilled Thomas Henry Aromatic Tonic Water and stir once. Add a maraschino cherry and a narrow orange twist. The cherry follows the distillery's suggestion, and the orange brightens the oak.