Last week it was time for our Copperhead week. We introduced you to 3 gins from the Copperhead range on facebook and Instagram, and now it is time for our website recap in which we share our tasting notes and perfect serve: Let's go!
1. Copperhead London Dry Gin
N: This Copperhead gin brings up sweet citrus in the nose. There is some coriander playing in the background. I am missing some juniper in the nose, maybe we got some more in the taste. P: Orange comes up in the palette of flavours. It is nicely assisted by green cardamom. In contrast to the nose, I have some juniper which in the end gives me some spiciness. F: The finish of this gin is medium. We end with a little pine taste coming from juniper. S: As a perfect serve we did not go for a Fever Tree Mediterranean, but for an Aqua Monaco Indian tonic. For us this supports the tastes of the gin better and is also more in our palette of flavours. Garnish is done with a part/slice of dried orange.
2. Copperhead Black Batch
N: If I have to be honest, the smell of this gin scared me the first time. He is completely different on the nose than the other Copperhead brought me. In the nose I was missing some juniper, the black tea is somewhat dominant to me and makes the nose a bit bitter. But I have to say, I am curious about the taste. P: The palette is completely different from the nose. This gin is well layered in taste. The pallet opens with bitter citrus notes, coming from the orange zest. This is followed by black tea and juniper berries that provide spicyness and warmth in the palate. appears a bit peppery, delicious! In the end, some cardamom comes up. F: The finish of this gin is medium, with blackcurrants coming forward and bringing a short sweet touch. It is completely different from the normal gin. Emma is more fan of the regular Copperhead, I prefer this Black Batch. S: Nose and taste brought different experiences, but I am happy to say that this gin is good for me. As an ideal serve, I combine the Black Batch with an Aqua Monaco Indian Tonic. This tonic mainly brings some cardamom to the surface, as well as the black tea that is accentuated somewhat. As a garnish I go for a slice of dried orange. This makes it ideal for us to enjoy this Copperhead Black Batch
3. Copperhead the Gibson Edition
N: The Gibson brings a complex nose. It feels a little bit like you can pick up another botanical in the nose over and over again. For me the nose was a bit fresher at first, but soon it turned into a strong spiciness. This spiciness clearly shows dill and fennel. The juniper is also present in this gin, but disappears in the background because of the dominant spiciness. After adding a drop of water we got a totally different kind of spiciness in the nose. Laurier came more to the foreground with a slightly sweeter touch. P: The palette of flavours opens up spicy. There is still the same spiciness as what we noticed in the nose, but the spicyness of (black?) pepper makes a nice twist. Dille also comes to the fore in the taste, this time a little more dominant. F: The finish of the Gibson Edition is medium-long. The spice of the pepper continues for a long time and at the end it becomes a bit drier. S: We tried to combine this gin with different tonics, but soon this seemed to be no easy task. First we tried him with the Imperdibile Wild Botanical tonic because it also contains laurel. Unfortunately this was not a good match, because the tonic dominated everything. We also tried another one from the range, namely the Imperdibile Dry Bitter tonic. This turned out to be a good match, because he supports the gin where necessary. The somewhat dominant spiciness of dill and fennel is softened, but the aftertaste becomes a bit dryer. We were a fan of this combination. Nevertheless, we finally tried him with a Fever Tree Light. Unfortunately, this wasn't a good combination because you lose too much of the gin's flavour palette.
You can buy the Copperhead range at www.gintonicstore.be
Enjoy the last hours of your weekend,
Cheers!
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