Escubac Bottling Note
Escubac is an impressive, handsomely presented liqueur produced as a collaboration between Sweetdram (a collective of distillers now based in Edinburgh) and Combier (a long-running French distillery in Saumur). It's a re-imagining of a traditional, long-forgotten French liqueur, featuring notes of caraway, cardamom, cinnamon, clove, coriander, cubeb, green anise, lemon, liquorice, sweet and bitter orange, nutmeg, star anise and vanilla. Excellent as an aperitif, this can be enjoyed over ice or with tonic water if you prefer a longer serve.
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Escubac Reviews
Sweetdram doing it right!
I am one of those people who are moving away from gin - quite frankly i’m sick of seeing it absolutely everywhere. This is such a complex, tasty botanical spirit. Can’t wait to sit in the sun & enjoy this!
26th March 2021
Outrageously good neat AND mixed with tonic
I'm a massive gin fan and just fancied a change. Saw this in a magazine, loved the label so thought I'd give it a bash. Absolutely love it and so do all my friends. Bravo!
26th February 2021
I don't love this, but you might.
Interesting but underwhelming, to my palate.
A complicated mix of herbal flavours with the cardamom/cinnamon bits dominating. If you're looking for an aperitif that doesn't have the strong citrus or gentian flavours that pretty much define the category, then you may well like this, but I miss that bitter punch.
I do think the recommendation to drink with tonic is a good one, if you don't like gin or want something (very slightly) less alcoholic.
26th September 2020
Try it
I love this. It is great to have as a nightcap or a refreshing aperitif with ice. Its got a bitter orange taste which I love but there's something herby to it too, like a digestif.
26th January 2020
dare to be different!
Sweetdram have done a great thing here. It’s difficult to create a “new/different” drink that everyone will love and be interested in buying when what’s available is already so great. I love that this isn’t a gin but closely resembles the best gins you can buy, it really is something different and tastes fabulous. I’ll be buying again!
28th March 2019
Simply Fantastic
One of THE BEST drinks I've had! Sad we can't get it in the US
17th November 2018
Amazing
Zesty, light, aromatic and refreshing.. just amazing. Its different to anything I’ve ever had before and so enjoyable. Simply mix with tonic. Fantastic!
6th September 2018
For fans of gin who are tired of bland gins
WOW. I was recommended this by my brother, and as a big gin fan of Gin, this was really refreshing. Spicy, sessionable but also really fresh and summer-y. Tried it with tonic and with ginger ale - both exceptional
6th April 2018
My favourite spirit!
Escubac is without a shadow of a doubt my favourite spirit to drink with tonic, and as someone who doesn’t tend to reach for spirits very often, I’ve gone through about 4 bottles since I discovered it a couple of years ago! I love showing it to friends and always get the same feedback: it’s delicious. The flavour isn’t directly comparable to anything else, it’s just such an unusual product and I think everyone at Sweetdram should be really proud of themselves. I’m not one to write reviews often but I think everyone should try Escubac - you’ll love it!
28th March 2018
Exceptional
Fabulous! So bored of gin these days. Hard to find a unique flavour but this though. This is exceptional :)
28th March 2018
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