Sundown Grapefruit & Elderflower Gin

Sundown New Zealand draws its inspiration from the natural beauty of Aotearoa, and its Grapefruit & Elderflower Gin is a delicate blend of five botanicals with natural grapefruit and elderflower extracts. This small-batchSmall batchProduction in small quantities per distillation run, often in a small still. The term has no legal definition.Glossary gin is bottled at 40% ABV. The name evokes the golden hour at the end of a long summer day, and the gin is built for exactly that moment. The extracts are natural, with no artificial flavouring.

Citrus · Floral

Grapefruit leads with a bright, juicy citrus and a light bitterness that keeps it fresh. Elderflower follows with a soft, honeyed floral note that rounds the sharper fruit. JuniperJuniperThe one compulsory botanical: gin must taste predominantly of juniper. Its "berry" is really a small conifer cone, resinous and peppery.Glossary sits beneath them as the dry backbone of the five botanicals, and the finish turns gently peppery, which stops the floral side from becoming sweet. The combination is a classic one in gin, since the bitterness of grapefruit and the perfume of elderflower balance each other naturally. Served long and cold, the citrus stays crisp; in a shorter drink, the juniper and pepper come forward. Elderflower is one of the oldest partners of gin, used in cordialsCordialA concentrated syrup of fruit (often lime) and sugar, made to be topped up.Glossary across Europe for centuries.

Grapefruit and elderflower suit a spritz with sparkling wine and soda, a Tom CollinsTom CollinsA long drink of gin, lemon juice, sugar and soda water, served over ice in a tall glass.Glossary with a little elderflower cordial, or a Paloma made with gin instead of tequila. It is an easy gin for long summer afternoons. A wedge of pink grapefruit and plenty of ice are all it needs.

For the G&T, pour 45 ml of Sundown Grapefruit & Elderflower Gin over firm ice and add 100 ml of Fentimans Elderflower Tonic Water. Place a pink grapefruit wedge and an elderflower sprig in the glass, and serve the same garnishes beside it. The elderflower tonic doubles the floral note, and the grapefruit wedge sharpens the citrus.