From the first nosing, it’s clear that this is distinctly different from other gins on the market. Juniper can often read like pine tree on the nose, and here it’s supported by so many different evergreen notes that it smells like it’s distilled from a dense forest. There’s also a deep lemon citrus note, but it’s more like lemon balm or lemon myrtle than actual lemon. Beyond the pine and lemon there’s a chamomile floral note which also reads slightly bitter. All this is rounded out by lingonberry, which reads more sour and bitter than sweet. It’s hard to say that the nose of Monkey 47 is inviting, but there is a tremendous amount going on and an intense amount of complexity. The entry of Monkey 47 Gin is softer than we’d expect, with light citrus and pine, but it’s only a short reprieve before the sheer force of this gin hits. The midpalate is a bombastic symphony of flavor with twelve different shades of pine, moss, birch, sage, cardamom, lemon balm, grains of paradise, black pepper, white pepper, ginger, sour lingonberry, and a dash of hot peppers. It’s too much, just way too much, and leaves you feeling like you’ve been slapped across the face with fir tree. At the end of the midpalate things get extremely spicy along with some pronounced heat from the underlining base spirit. This leads to a very long and slightly dry finish which captures the lemon balm, pine, cardamom, and pepper spice from the midpalate. The finish is actually quite solid and offers a much needed respite from the midpalate.
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