Consider the Jaffa cake. A timeless treat. Now, if something is delicious, chances are someone will make a gin with it, and that’s exactly what has happened here. Jaffa Cake Gin is distilled with oranges, fresh orange peel, cocoa powder and Jaffa cakes. Actual Jaffa cakes. As in “Right, we could eat these yummy Jaffa cakes, or we could put the Jaffa cakes in this vacuum still and make Jaffa Cake Gin.” It’s that kind of situation.
The result is just like you’d expect - full-on Jaffa cake tastiness built around a distinctive base of crisp juniper. The label claims it’ll make the best Negroni mankind has ever seen, but we’ll let you be the judge of that one - though you will get top marks if you stick a Jaffa cake on your glass like a citrus wheel garnish.
Zingy orange (marmalade-esque) is swiftly overtaken by a rich and earthy chocolate undertone. Hints of vanilla-rich cake and just a touch of almondy-goodness. A solid backbone of juniper brings up the rear.
Jaffa cakes! Perhaps not surprising, but the resemblance is uncanny. Nice balance and great poise. The flavour never oversteps the mark - this is still resolutely 'a gin'. Delicately sweet - not sickly or in any way liqueur-like.
The orange-y palate fades into unctuous hot cocoa, and a note of bitter dark chocolate remains to the last, ably shored up by the piney tang from the juniper.
Does what it says on the tin, this one. Nicely integrated, and extremely crowd-pleasing.
Interesting flavour. Worked nicely ina Negroni and was also quite nice with straight tonic water and a slice of orange. The chocolate was a hint in the taste and not too over powering. Nice mix! Would buy again.
Beautiful, went down a treat ??
Absolutely gorgeous with lemonade and lots of ice
I almost didn't believe the reviews.....but this is absolutely like a jaffa cake. Orange heavy, but real chocolate and even sponge notes in the scent and the taste is a joy.
Just recieved this with next day delivery and OH MY DAYS!!!! the description of the different sections & timings of flavours is perfect! It definitely gives your senses a trip through jaffa cake gin lane haha. Just amazing
