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Monkey 47
Schwarzwald Dry Gin

Category: Gin

Date Tasted:
Country: Germany
Alcohol: 47%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$65

Monkey 47
Schwarzwald Dry Gin

Category: Gin

Date Tasted:
Country: Germany
Alcohol: 47%
Clear color. Aromas and flavors of citrus, raspberry, cranberry, loganberry, blackberry, acai, wild strawberry, sweet green garden herbs, coriander, grains of paradise, and juniper, and dried lemon and orange peel with a velvety, lively, dry medium body and a warming, charming, medium-length finish that presents notes of forest berries, dried citrus and angelica root, candied green herbs, and spicy roots and juniper. Intense and floral with tons of fun and unique flavors that would absolutely pop with the bitterness of vermouth or the sweetness of citrus; just waiting to be turned into a dry Martini.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: citrus, raspberry, cranberry, loganberry, blackberry, acai, wild strawberry, sweet green garden herbs, coriander, grains of paradise, and juniper, and dried lemon and orange peel
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of forest berries, dried citrus and angelica root, candied green herbs, and spicy roots and juniper
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails and neat
Cocktail Cocktails: Gin Martini, Gimlet, French 75
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Intense and floral with tons of fun and unique flavors that would absolutely pop with the bitterness of vermouth or the sweetness of citrus; just waiting to be turned into a dry Martini.
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Pernod Ricard USA

The Producer or Importer
250 Park Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10177
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Gin

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About
Gin
Gin is the original flavored vodka, a clear spirit that is flavored with juniper berries and so-called botanicals (a varied assortment of herbs and spices). The spirit base of Gin is primarily grain (usually wheat or rye), which results in a light-bodied spirit.

The chief flavoring agent in gin is the highly aromatic blue-green berry of the juniper, a low-slung evergreen bush (genus Juniperus) that is commercially grown in northern Italy, Croatia, the United States and Canada. Additional botanicals can include anise, angelica root, cinnamon, orange peel, coriander, and cassia bark. All gin makers have their own secret combination of botanicals, the number of which can range from as few as four to as many as 15 or more.

Most gin is initially distilled in efficient column stills. The resulting spirit is high-proof, light-bodied, and clean with a minimal amount of congeners (flavor compounds) and flavoring agents. Gin's lowland cousin, Genever, is distilled in less-efficient potstills, which results in a lower-proof, more flavorful spirit. Low-quality 'Compound Gins' are made by simply mixing the base spirit with juniper and botanical extracts. Mass-market gins, known as 'Distilled Gins', are produced by soaking juniper berries and botanicals in the base spirit and then redistilling the mixture.

Many top-quality gins are flavored in a unique manner and are referred to as 'London Dry Gins'. After one or more distillations the base spirit is redistilled one last time. During this final distillation the alcohol vapor wafts through a chamber in which the dried juniper berries and botanicals are suspended. The vapor gently extracts aromatic and flavoring oils and compounds from the berries and spices as it travels through the chamber on its way to the condenser. The resulting flavored spirit has a noticeable degree of complexity.

The most famous examples of gin are from the UK. These are among the most complex gins with subdued flavors of pine, peppery spices, citrus, herbal roots, and even floral notes, which are currently in vogue. Gin has experienced a revival thanks to the craft cocktail movement as the base for the wildly popular gin martini, a host of newly resuscitated classic cocktails, and adventuresome new libations.

Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin rating was calculated by to be 94 points out of 100 on 1/22/2024. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.