Santa Ana
A marvellous gin with a host of tropical botanicals, Santa Ana takes its name from the Santa Ana Cabaret in Manilla, which in its day was the largest in the world back in the roaring '20s. A base of classic botanicals such as juniper, coriander, orange, angelica, and orris root lay the foundations for an addition of four carefully selected botanicals from the Philippines. Ylang ylang and Alpina bring delicate floral fragrance to balance the fruity zest of calamansi and dalandan citrus. Housed in a suitably art deco inspired glass bottle, adorned with a splendid jungle scene, this is just the thing if you want to add an exotic twist to your favourite gin serves!
A host of elegant, fragrant florals lead to bold juniper and earthen spice, lifted by zesty notes of zingy citrus.
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Delicious gin. More floral than a traditional gin, but not surprising when you consider the botanicals. Very enjoyable - particularly in a French 75. Added bonus that the bottle is beautiful and looks wonderful on my shelf.
Tastes like perfume, as if you literally drank perfume. I can't see how anyone is drinking this and liking it
I did not like this gin one bit I'm afraid & could not drink it. Way to floral for me. Bottle beautiful but sadly not the gin
I got a sample of this and both my husband and I thought it was wonderful (we both like piney gin and peaty single malts, but this is an entirely different experience altogether)! It really is an unexpected flavour, and as others have mentioned, it's a bit like drinking perfume in that the ylang ylang really opens up on the finish. That said, we both found it beautifully balanced and delicate, and certainly very unique. If you don't like the scent (and now taste) of white/tropical flowers, this probably won't be for you, and it might not be the best gift unless you're *very* confident in knowing the palate of the recipient. We have only sampled it neat so far, so I'm really keen to so how it plays with different mixers and in cocktails.
Sadly not liked by either gin drinker in the house, very overwhelming perfume both in scent and taste - definitely not 'delicate' florals. Nice bottle for sloe gin next year, after we've offloaded the contents on someone else!
