Awildian Coromandel Tangelo Gin

Locally grown tangelo and beeswax are the signature ingredients of this special release in Awildian's Testamentum Series, a series that celebrates the region's signature ingredients. The Thames distillery combines carefully extracted tangelo flavour and beeswax with its Coromandel Dry GinDry ginGin with no perceptible sweetness: in the European Union, the word "dry" allows at most 0.1 g of sugar per litre.GlossarySee Dry gin gins, uses sugar cane for the base spirit to add a subtle sweetness, and bottles the result at 47% ABV. It is made in micro-batches of no more than 124 bottles, each one labelled by hand with its batch details.

Citrus · Floral · Fruity

JuniperJuniperThe one compulsory botanical: gin must taste predominantly of juniper. Its "berry" is really a small conifer cone, resinous and peppery.Glossary from North Macedonia leads a list of more than twenty botanicals, with Seville orange, lemon, grapefruit, fresh blueberry, pomegranate, lemon thyme, bramble, Damask rose petals from Iran, grains of paradise and cardamom. Tangelo, a cross between a tangerine and a grapefruit, brings a juicy, honeyed citrus that sits between the two. Beeswax gives the palate a rounded, slightly waxy texture and a faint honey note, while the other citrus fruits widen the fruit from bittersweet peel to sharp freshness. Rose, lemon thyme and cardamom add floral, herbal and spice accents, and the finish is warm and bright.

It won the trophy for NZ Small BatchSmall batchProduction in small quantities per distillation run, often in a small still. The term has no legal definition.Glossary Gin of the Show at the New Zealand Spirits Awards 2025. Like all Awildian gins, it comes out of a custom 150-litre Carl still, from a German family of coppersmiths with 145 years of history. A Tom CollinsTom CollinsA long drink of gin, lemon juice, sugar and soda water, served over ice in a tall glass.Glossary or a spritz suits its citrus.

For the G&T, pour 45 ml of Coromandel Tangelo Gin over firm ice and add 100 ml of East Imperial Bursting With Citrus Flavours - Yuzu & Pink Grapefruit. Add a thin tangelo peel twist and a blueberry to the drink, and set matching garnishes beside the glass. Yuzu and grapefruit extend the citrus, and the blueberry echoes the fresh fruit of the recipe.