Santamanía
From the Santamanía distilery in Spain comes an interesting gin named after their stills, Lola & Vera. This was made by macerating apples in the spirit before filtering them out and distilling the spirit with the rest of the botanicals, including lemon, orange, ginger, cardamom, anise, sunflower, liquoirce, cassia and (of course) juniper. Awesome pop art-inspired label, too.
Earthy though crisp juniper, with juicy fruit cutting through cleanly. A subtle prickle of spice develops on the mid-palate.
This is a definite collectable - kitsch enough to be worth something in 60 years time when they laugh about the 'gin bubble' -in the 2010's when anything alcoholic and juniper could sell. Or ... mistaken for a shampoo.
This is a great craft gin from Madrid, special to the core not just in the pack design but also in the way it's made with Apple's. I love the freshness, juniper comes through nicely and has balance of crispness from its time with apple before distillation. Definitely recommend to have as an aperitif G&T as it's so light, refreshing and crisp... perfect end to a day ans start to an evening !!
