looking lovely you just kind of have to do that i toyed back and forth about this i was going to add some some stuff into it uh and in the end i just decided what the hell i'll just drink it quickly and make more so with that being said let's do some tasting shall we and i think the first thing we should taste is this base gin because that's going to have a lot to say about what we taste later on right when i first made this gin i was a little bit worried that i pulled out a disproportionate amount of the botanicals out of the bag it's not sauron's fault it was my fault i bought NUMBER_TOKEN grams you get the idea um but after it set for a while it's come right and by god this is a really nice chin there is definitely something to be said for um sourcing ingredients that are fresh and full purpose i've used juniper berries that were given to me by someone who bought a kilo of them to cook some venison with and then didn't i mean they were probably three years old by the time i got them they were fine not great so buying stuff like this and using botanicals like this from someone who does this for a job and knows all about it it really does make a difference guys this is a somewhat aggressive gin just in terms of the total amount of flavor coming through it's not light by any means it's got plenty of punch from the botanicals the tunas juniper is sitting front and center the way i like it it does sit slightly on the earthy side of things it's not super bright and super citrus but we're going to add a bunch of brightness in with the berries remember so i'm cool with that anyway let's taste the strawberry pop wow that was a spectacular if anything this has gotten slightly stronger in terms of the berries since it's been sitting the other thing when i first proofed it down it got kind of muddy it had a almost um umami's not quite the right flavor but it was it was borderline umami berry i don't know like a like a berry vinaigrette or something it was really weird and i was a touch worried that i was going to stick around but giving it a couple of days has totally sorted it out and now we have a separate raspberry and strawberry aroma that is fighting to be stronger than the gin but i don't know i don't know if it's quite winning that battle the original gin does shine through on the palette but then after it finishes after you swallow you're left with a long berry finish with the impression of sweetness it is obviously not as dry it's got a little bit of sugar added to it and it also has the uh the sugar content from the berries themselves but it is by no means you know getting through into liqueur territory anyway had to be done
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