Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, 70cl

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While citrus juices are an easy win, white cranberry and pink lemonade are delicious mixers with gunpowder gin. N. spice cabinet, Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin throws in one more highly local ingredient: meadowsweet from the town of Drumshanbo itself. Prince Albert of Monaco was among the first purchasers of the forthcoming “grand-cru Irish whiskey” currently maturing in Drumshanbo (we can only assume he has a whiskey-themed countdown calendar). The remaining ingredients, including Macedonian juniper, are macerated and distilled in a pot still.

Relax and enjoy yourself over a hot or cold beverage, and keep an eye out for the elusive namesake of the café, the Drumshanbo Jackalope. An incredible journey into the heart of rural Ireland and the Inner Sanctum of the first distillery in Connacht in 101 years: The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney – the home of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, and other remarkable creations from the Curious Mind of PJ Rigney. Throughout the year, you’ll see beautiful gift boxes with various offerings and limited edition bottle designs.Some pine, sweet citrus and a hint of licorice carry through the palate before a warm, very dry finish. Despite how efficiently gin can be produced, Rigney intentionally slows the process, combining the two major gin distilling methods.

The meadowsweet, cardamom, angelica and orris root, coriander and caraway seed, juniper berries, and star anise go in a copper pot stills. I’m not a fan of super citrusy gins, and prefer juniper and herbal flavors to stand out more than citrus, so this is really nice stuff. The “gunpowder” in the Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin name refers to Chinese gunpowder green tea, one of the four botanicals that are vapor-distilled into the gin (after it’s been pot-distilled with eight others). It’s also one of the most unusual gins you’re likely to encounter, made from a grain neutral base with some interesting botanicals in the mix.

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For this next section, I did the taste-test method, side by side over several hours, cleansing the palate in between. It features 12 organic and wild botanicals such as pine needles, cubeb berries, orange and lemon peel and sea pink maritima (a small purple flower) from local islands. Within is the laboratory of PJ Rigney, boundary-pushing begetter of hand-made spirits who slow distills gin with natures finest oriental botanicals and gunpowder tea. The result is a gin that tastes uncommonly good thanks to an uncommon marquee ingredient, combines drinking traditions from cultures 5,000-plus miles apart, pays homage to a love story when two paths crossed in the local iron mines (see No. The bright and spacious Jackalope Café serves a wide range of hearty Irish foods, along with a curious selection from the many journeys of the Curious Mind of PJ Rigney.

Fortunately, Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin is as much a passion project as it is a plucky young Irish gin brand. The distiller recommends the best gin to vermouth ratio for Gunpowder is 4 to 1 and suggests grapefruit bitters in place of orange. Rigney combines vapor distillation of fresh Chinese lemons, kaffir limes, and Oriental grapefruits, along with the intriguing gunpowder tea, with the pot-still distillation of eight other botanicals ranging from Chinese star anise to local Drumshanbo meadowsweet.