Malfy Con Limone Lemon Flavoured Italian Gin, 70cl

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The slightest tinge of lemon on the tip of the tongue when sipped. Despite that flash, the real star of the early and mid is herbaceous juniper. There’s suggestions of tarragon and chervil here. Foxdenton is a family run company that specializes in the production of English fruit gin liqueurs and London Dry gin. Their aim is to make great seasonal drinks based on traditional recipes while using British fruit. Another interesting botanical is bee pollen. This is quite an uncommon botanical and it also means that contrary to pretty much any gin, this gin is not suitable for vegans.

Like all of Sipsmith’s flavored gins, the Lemon Drizzle gin is based on the recipe of their London dry gin. The Sipsmith London dry gin is a complex gin that is rich with aroma. The spirit is extremely smooth but also very rich in taste.The nose is rich, with citrus oil notes: lots and lots of lemon, with some bitter orange rind notes underneath it, lending it an almost Chinotto under-note. Deeper, there’s a faint terpenic conifer note under it as well.

This can, however, be a good thing. Especially for people who are not too big on the whole piney taste juniper offers, this gin could be a great first gin to use in their gin & tonic and to get used to the taste gins offer. Firstly, they use Sicilian Blood Oranges which are a protected type of blood orange only grown in (yup, you guessed it), Sicily. They’ve also been called Maltese oranges.

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Warner’s Distillery started in 2012 with a dream to save the world from mediocre gin. With their passion to create the best and highest quality gin through hard work and dedication, they work hard with a smile to get you to ‘Drink Different’. While Torino Distillati has made a name for themselves with their flavored gins (the very excellent Malfy con Limone included), Malfy Originale is their— well regular gin. On the nose, you immediately notice the citrus twist to this gin with some added sweetness. The spirit is refreshing, but it comes paired with a warm vanilla feeling and finishes with bright and warming licorice.

In 2018 the distillery launched its Six Bells Lemon Gin, which was named after a classic nursery rhyme ‘Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clement’s. The Malfy distillery is located in Moncalieri outside the city of Torino, an area famous for its fine wines and spirits. It is here that Malfy gin is produced with its loving tones of citrus, a flavour very dear to the hearts of every Italian, producing a truly unique gin that encapsulates this zesty fresh taste. Their base gin, the Chesterfield London Dry gin is a wonderfully smooth gin with great hints of piney juniper. A lemon-based gin is most often based on the base gin recipe of a specific brand, but in this case with more added lemon notes. The recipe of this classic gin is then slightly altered to fit the flavor palate of the added lemon notes more.The Lemon Sherbet is a zest and sweet variation to this smooth London Dry gin. They basically use all the same botanicals as in the London Dry gin but with a lot of added lemons to the distillation.

While doing so they think about the environment by minimizing energy use, recycling, and re-using waste, so the distillery is as eco-friendly as possible. As you may have noticed, they use a ton of different lemon parts to really capture the lemon flavors as much as possible. A gin & tonic with lemon as a garnish would be perfect with this lemon variation gin, but another fantastic option would be the Lemon Drizzle 75. In a category as rich and diverse as gin in 2020, it’s hard to recommend Malfy con Originale. The palate is unbalanced and hot. The herbal notes and the acerbic citrus seem at odds with one another.Other gins in their range are for example a traditional London Dry gin, a Lime Tree gin, a Classic Pink gin, and of course their Lemon Grove gin. As a bartender, I've tried countless spirits and mixers, but one brand that never fails to impress me is Malfy Gin. While this gin isn’t exactly lemon-based as the name might already suggest, it’s still got quite a similar flavor palate as any of the other gins on this list. Lemongrass is not the same as citrus ‘lemon’, but their tastes are a bit similar. The last spirit on this list is not exactly a gin, but instead, it’s a gin liqueur. This mainly means that the Alcohol By Volume or ABV of this gin is lower than 37.5% which is the required amount for gin. So there you have it, that is our honest appraisal of the Malfy Gin Con Limone. This is a great starter gin for those not ready to go in the deep-end and also a fun gin to try out.