An unusual gin from the Black Forest in Germany, Monkey 47 contains a unique ingredient. No, not that! Lingonberries! The 47 comes from the number of botanicals that go into this unique gin, and the fact it's bottled at a healthy 47%. It seems that the botanicals speak for themselves, as the gin has received bucketfuls of critical acclaim. Some say less is more, not for Monkey 47!
Oh there is a lot going on here... woody, vegetable smells under pin fresh grassy citrus notes and botanical sweetness, like a pine forest after the rain.
Predictably complex, this is a robust and powerful gin with plenty of spice, fruit and herb flavours. It's very well structured, and difficult to unpick but a citrus fresh start segues into pine and wood notes for a drying finish.
Wooded and reassuringly heavy.
A unique gin, that is crying out to be made into a Martini. It'll need an equally robust vermouth though.
Intially nothing remarkable,then it ignites with a lemony citrus bang. No bite, just warm overtones. Very strange in a nice way. I added fevertree tonic,which is popular at the moment, suprisingly the taste remained constant until the last sip. This is one of my top 3 gins at present
Superbly complex and utterly drinkable
The best gin ever
The best gin. Not really the driest.
I only have 3 non UK gins in my collection. This gin is special,very special. Worth every penny Acker score 5/5
