![]() Adding a little water, a faint orange character emerges. Almost void of flavour, this has a finish that is very dry, sucking the moisture from the mouth. The vaguest whiff of juniper does start to come through, or perhaps I just imagined it. The grain base is apparent, but there is almost nothing else there. Nose: Soft and vodka-like a bit of vanilla, but not much else. Produced at the Mystic Mountain Distillery at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Larkspur, Colorado. My favourite drink was the Negroni, but all that I tried were very good. ![]() A very well-integrated cocktail and a drink I’ll likely return to.Ĭap Rock is a fun gin – great for those who want to try something a bit different, it is also a great example of how a non-NGS base spirit can work wonders in gin. This is a great take on the classic drink the gin adds another dimension with its luscious fruit notes, adding to the cocktails typical bitter-sweet character the sweet works well with the vermouth, whilst the bitter works well with the Campari. I’d recommend garnishing this Martini with a wafer-thin apple slice. There is also a pinch of sweet spice, which adds balance. A vibrant and delicious drink.īright and crisp, with a mix of dry apple and pear flavours, before some juniper at the end. Very unusual and rather fruity, with the jammy notes of apple sauce coming through, before moving onto more dry apple notes. There’s also a little dry angelica on the finish. Taste: Smooth, with a fair amount of lemon balm and citrus, followed by fragrant and crisp green apple notes that linger and zing on the palate. Distinctive notes of floral angelica and fresh-cut green apples. ![]() It uses a base spirit made from local apples and a mix of 12 botanicals, including juniper, rose, and lavender. Should you ever be visiting the state, be sure to check out some of these great distilleries.Ĭap Rock Gin is made by Peak Spirits in western Colorado. Colorado is one of the top US states in terms of number of distilleries, along with Washington state, California, and New York. Followers of SummerFruitCup might have noticed a recent uptick in the number of gin reviews posted on the website this is in a New Year endeavour to clear some of our backlog of gin reviews.
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