Aval Dor Dry Gin

Citrus peel is vapour infusedVapour infusionBotanicals sit in a basket above the liquid, so only the alcohol vapour passes through them, for a lighter, fresher extraction.Glossary into the spirit during the production of Aval Dor 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. At Colwith Farm, the botanical selection is distilled into the distillery's own vodka in handmade copper pot stillsPot stillA traditional still, often copper, that distils in batches. It keeps more texture and character than a column.Glossary. Its strength is 42% ABV.

Citrus · Dry · Spicy

JuniperJuniperThe one compulsory botanical: gin must taste predominantly of juniper. Its "berry" is really a small conifer cone, resinous and peppery.Glossary and coriander are among the named botanicals, and they open the tasting together with the vapour-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 citrus and a note of fresh fruit. Because the peel meets the spirit as vapour, its citrus comes across bright and fresh rather than heavy. Coriander adds a warm, slightly peppery spice as the gin moves toward exotic spice, before a finish that is dry and bitter. The juniper stays present throughout, giving the gin a classic, firm backbone.

Colwith Farm Distillery makes spirits from scratch on a fifth-generation family farm. It describes its work as plough-to-bottle, with each step controlled on the single estate, which is why the gin starts from a vodka distilled at the farm rather than a bought-in spirit. The distillery and shop are at Pelyn Cross in Lanlivery, Cornwall. This Dry Gin won a gold medal at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition and is offered in a 70 cl refill pouch as well as a bottle.

For a gin and tonic, fill a 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 glass with ice. Add 5 cl Aval Dor Dry Gin and 12 cl Three Cents Aegean Tonic Water. Express a fresh lime twist over the drink and use it to garnish. The oils from the lime twist sharpen the citrus on the nose, and the tonic's bitterness lines up with the gin's dry, bitter finish. Colwith also suggests serving the gin neat over ice.