Giniversity London Dry

Giniversity 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 uses one Australian ingredient, wild meen, also known as bloodroot, among otherwise traditional botanicals. Like all Giniversity gins, it is made in Margaret River, Western Australia, from a grape-based neutral spiritNeutral spiritAgricultural spirit rectified to at least 96% ABV, almost tasteless. It is the base later flavoured with botanicals.Glossary, and bottled at 40% ABV. It is sold in 500 ml and 100 ml bottles.

Citrus · Dry · Spicy

Meen is a relative of the famous kangaroo paw, and owes its other name, bloodroot, to the red colour of its bulb. Alongside the traditional flavours of juniperJuniperThe one compulsory botanical: gin must taste predominantly of juniper. Its "berry" is really a small conifer cone, resinous and peppery.Glossary, coriander and citrus, it adds a delicate pepperiness to the palate. Juniper leads, coriander brings a warm, slightly citrus spice, and the citrus keeps the gin bright. The grape base gives a soft, smooth texture, and the finish is clean, with the meen's gentle pepper lingering. Kangaroo paw is Western Australia's floral emblem, which makes meen a fitting local addition.

Giniversity describes it as a light, thirst-quenching gin made for sipping on a balmy afternoon. Each batch is individually blended and fine-filtered to keep the gin as consistent as possible. The distillery recommends a slice of lemon or lime and a premium Indian tonicIndian tonicThe classic tonic: sparkling water, bitter quinine and sugar. The name recalls colonial India, where quinine warded off malaria.Glossary over plenty of ice. Its classic structure also suits a dry MartiniDry MartiniGin and a little dry vermouth, stirred over ice and served in a well-chilled stemmed glass, with an olive or a twist.Glossary or a Tom CollinsTom CollinsA long drink of gin, lemon juice, sugar and soda water, served over ice in a tall glass.Glossary. Its light style also makes it an easy gin for a long, cold 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.

For a gin and tonic, pour 4 cl over clear ice and top with 10 cl of chilled Top Note Grapefruit Tonic Water. Add a lemon wheel and a lime wheel. The two citrus wheels follow the distillery's suggestion, and the grapefruit tonic sharpens the citrus.