There are a lot of things in the beverage world that are polarizing, such as peat in whiskeys, ‘terroir-driven’ wines, hoppy beers, and gin. When it comes to gin, people either are obsessed and have their go-to brand, or say “I don’t like gin, it tastes like licking a taxicab air freshener.” Well, to those folks who don’t like the juniper flavors of most gins, I have a solution for you: Nolet’s Silver dry gin. Made by the same company who makes Ketel One, Nolet’s eschews the usual juniper for an entirely different set of botanicals, including turkish rose, peach, and raspberry. The resulting spirit is much fruitier and ’rounder’ than the angular, herbal gins we’ve all come to expect. It’s pricey, retailing at $50, but sometimes it’s expensive to prove a point to the non gin drinkers out there! Here’s a simple and delicious recipe using this fruitiest of [...]
NOLET’S DRY GIN
Does the name Nolet sound familiar? They happen to be the family that produces a little Vodka called Ketel One. But before they made vodka, they were known for their genever (the precurser to gin). The Nolet’s have been producing genever for over 300 years and now have the 10th & 11th generations producing a modern gin.
Nolet’s Silver Gin is sure to take the cocktail world by storm. With vibrant floral notes of lavender and fruit that come out in the nose, to a light peach, juniper, and herbal finish on the palate. This gin is one of few that you can enjoy on the rocks with a twist. I’ve also found that it rocks in a classic martini and other variants on classic gin cocktails (I did the Casino cocktail and it blew my mind- yes I know it calls for Old Tom, but it’s MY drink). There are three proprietary ingredients that Nolet’s has: Turkish rose, white peach and raspberry. This sounds like summer in a bottle. Which I don’t think is a bad thing, especially because it’s bottled at an abv of 47.6% (95.2 proof). This will definitely keep you warm.
Already being heralded as the perfect gin by many of the industry rock stars, make sure to get your hands on a bottle.
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