Hendrick's Lunar Gin / 43.4% / 0.7l

Hendrick's gin is the creation of two master distillers of Wm Grant & Sons - Lesley Gracie and David Stewart, responsible for decades for Balvenie and Glenfiddich single malts. Its formula includes 12 botanicals: juniper, orange and lemon peel, orris root, angelica root, elderberry, cubeb pepper, grains of paradise, yarrow, chamomile, cumin, cucumber and rose petals, and is distilled at Wm Grant & Sons' Girvan Distillery. The Lunar Gin presented here is a limited edition inspired by the moon, or more precisely, the plants that bloom in its glow. (In 2018, at Lesley Gracie's request, the company's board built a greenhouse to grow plants for use in future editions of Hendrick's gin.) The inspiration for the previous limited edition Midsummer Solstice was the summer solstice. Unfortunately, this time the creator does not mention additional botanicals in the formula, from our side we guarantee full solace of the soul when tasting this gin by moonlight.

The aromatic bouquet of Lunar gin is filled with floral notes, violets, lavender, jasmine and pine needles balanced by the delicate spiciness of pepper and coriander. The taste is similar, violets, jasmine, hibiscus, juniper, a bit of lemon grass, rose water and a slice of cucumber. We recommend serving with an ice cube or with a delicate tonic and a piece of cucumber, necessarily by the moonlight.