.ijsvogel - gin

De IJsvogel, a small distillery in a watermill in Arcen, in the South of the Netherlands, producing many liquors, a small batch of whisky (one cask per year on average) have now produced a gin too. Created with fifteen different herbs and botanicals, including juniper, hops, blueberry, rhubarb citrus and cardamom.

39% abv, €35
gin, non-chill filtered, natural colour

Nose: sweet, marzipan, fragrant, berries, nuts, almonds

Palate: sweet, berries, marzipan, nuts, almonds

Finish: sweet, short, marzipan
Mark: +++++ 

Conclusion: not what one would expect from gin, except when you are looking for liquid marzipan.