Brogan's Way Pashlova Gin

Fresh passionfruit, lime and distilled cream give Brogan's Way Pashlova Gin its taste of a tropical pavlova, the summer dessert that inspired it. The Richmond distillery calls it a bold fruit-infusedInfusionFruit or plants are steeped in the spirit to release their flavour. Done after distillation, infusion often adds colour too, and the gin can no longer be called London Dry.Glossary gin; its strength is 38% ABV.

Citrus · Floral · Fruity

A floral passionfruit and juniperJuniperThe one compulsory botanical: gin must taste predominantly of juniper. Its "berry" is really a small conifer cone, resinous and peppery.Glossary nose opens the gin. The palate is bright and fruity, bursting with fresh passionfruit, its gentle sweetness lifted by zesty lime. The distilled cream adds a velvety texture, the meringue-and-cream side of the pavlova, while juniper keeps a dry thread through the fruit. The finish is fresh and tropical, with passionfruit lasting longest. Passionfruit's natural tartness stops the gin from tasting like a dessert liqueur. Lime keeps the passionfruit sharp, and the cream gives the palate a soft, rounded body.

Brogan's Way says it makes a delicious tropical gin and tonic with a favourite tonic and a wedge of lime, and recommends 30 ml of Pashlova with 90 ml of Long Rays Pacific Tonic over lots of ice. It is also good with soda water, lime and mint, a light, mojito-like drink, and its passionfruit suits a passionfruit 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 simple spritz. Served neat over ice, it shows the passionfruit and cream at their richest.

For the gin and tonic, pour 3 cl over ice in a balloon glassCopa glassA large stemmed balloon glass, popularised by the Spanish gin and tonic: it stays cold for longer and gathers the aromas above the drink.Glossary, add 9 cl of chilled Long Rays Pacific Tonic and stir gently. Add a lime wheel and a small spoon of fresh passionfruit pulp. The pulp brings the fruit straight to the nose, and the lime keeps the drink sharp. The pulp also adds a little texture to the drink.