Why buy Discontinued Gin Geranium

Geranium Gin was created by Henrik Hammer, an accredited IWSC gin judge who had been contemplating the potential use of geranium in gin for years. Before the relatively recent surge in gins available, Henrik had found that the flavour spectrum of gins (at the time) was relatively narrow, this made him think of other ways to expand upon a juniper base. Geranium and juniper may seem like an odd botanical pairing at first but geranium extracts have been used for many years in therapeutic libations, which also include juniper and angelica. Interested by the historical parallels of the botanicals, Henrik decided to investigate whether on a less conceptual and much more scientific level, geranium and juniper could work together.

The final product is distilled using pure wheat grain alcohol and ten botanicals including juniper, geranium, lemon, orange, coriander seeds, cassia bark, orris root, angelica root, liquorice, and one secret ingredient – all of which are steeped for 48 hours prior to distillation. The result is a traditionally styled gin while at the same time adding something new and different. Once distilled the spirit is then transported to Thames Distillers Ltd for bottling.

Geranium Gin has a gentle mix of juniper and floral notes both on the nose and palate. The gin feels smooth and light, but all the flavours are there. It’s not overtly floral or too complicated to discern what’s in the glass.