Compass Sunshine Gin

Compass Sunshine Gin combines warming spice with ripe fruit. The 45% gin is described as a spiced recipe built around black and pink peppercorn, curry leaf, mace and turmeric, with mango and pomegranate rounding out the flavour. The distillery compares its changing appearance to sunrise, moving from deep orange toward bright yellow. Whatever the label, the point of the recipe stays the same: spice and fruit are meant to be tasted together.

Spicy · Fruity

The peppercorns give the aroma a lively, dry edge, while curry leaf and mace add a greener, deeper spice. Turmeric brings earthy warmth; mango softens those notes and pomegranate lends a tart-fruit impression. At 45% ABV, the gin remains present in a mixed drink, so the fruit does not turn the whole profile into a sweet cordialCordialA concentrated syrup of fruit (often lime) and sugar, made to be topped up.Glossary. The shift in colour adds a visual detail as the drink is poured and diluted, without changing the underlying balance of pepper, spice and fruit.

Compass is based in Halifax and makes spirits from scratch, using local grain and botanicals where possible. Sunshine sits on the more adventurous side of its gin range, but its components remain easy to recognize: two kinds of pepper, familiar warming spices and two fruits. The maker's own description links the changing hue to the image of a sunrise. A citrus mixer can bring out the fruit, while a dry finish helps contain the sweetness of mango and pomegranate.

For a bright long drink, serve 45 ml with 100 ml Fentimans Valencian Orange Tonic Water over ice. Add a thin mango slice, a few pomegranate seeds and an orange twistTwistA strip of peel twisted over the glass to release its oils, then dropped into the drink.Glossary inside the glass; repeat those garnishes on a small plate beside it. The orange tonic echoes the fruit, while its bitterness keeps the spice in view. Add it slowly to make the colour changeColour-changing ginGin tinted with butterfly pea flower, whose pigments shift from blue to pink when the acidity of tonic or lemon lowers the pH.Glossary easier to notice, then stir once. Keep the pomegranate modest so the gin remains the centre of the drink.