J.J. Whitley Violet Gin, 70cl

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Opinions are quite divided among gin drinkers when it comes to the overall popularity of cake-flavoured teatime treats, but it’s safe to say that they are here to stay, with more and more appearing on the market on a regular basis. We’ve got an article about the best pink gins right here and an article about the best blood orange gins here. Johnny grew up in a family which lived and breathed Gin for as long as he can remember. His fascination for this juniper based spirit was spurred on by his Grandmother, the owner of Greenall’s at the time. She guided him in his journey to understand how different botanicals affect the taste of Gin and fostered his ambition to produce his own blend later in life. His Father was a Director of the Greenall’s distillery and brewery, so he had the opportunity to observe and learn the incredibly valuable traditional methods he used to produce Whitley Neill Gin.

Aside from creating great popular (flavored) gins, McQueen aspires to bring as many true innovations to as many gin lovers as possible. McQueen started out in the gin scene with 4 world-first flavors.

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Boë Violet Gin is based on their award-winning Boë Superior Gin recipe, which is known for its earthy and floral flavor notes. A few of the botanicals used in their gin are cassia bark, rose petals, orange, ginger, licorice, and almonds. The perfect serve for this gin would be to add tonic water and ice and garnish with a violet flower. This gin would also work amazing in a spritz if paired with prosecco. Artful Pour Violet Gin Steampunk Spirits are an award-winning spirits producer from the North East of England, who are known for creating spirits that are both easy on the palette and perfect for newcomers. Their Steampunk Explorer Rhubarb Gin is part of the same range that was developed specifically for B&M as their Steampunk Explorer Blood Orange Gin. For some people, more experienced gin drinkers mainly, this means that they won’t like the drinking experience of a violet gin, because they enjoy the bitterness and the juniper-forward taste that gins normally have to offer. The taste of violet is well balanced with the taste of juniper berries which a gin is supposed to taste like. It’s not too sweet, but sweet enough to make a nice summery variation to a gin and tonic. Boë Violet Gin

Since then they have expanded to 15 different gins ranging from blood orange & cranberry gin to chocolate mint gin to coconut and lime gin. J.J. Whitley Nettle Gin (Abv. 38.6%) is an earthy one, it tastes like a going for a walk in the woods right after the rain has stopped and the sun is shining again. It has an intriguing flavour that is not for everyone – complemented with the right tonic, notes of chopped basil, juniper, crushed coriander and a subtle flavour of citrus peel come through on the nose and palate. Another difference in flavors between violet gins could come from the different kinds of violets used. As we’ve said before, most violet gins use parma violet, but not all of them do.TW Kempton Parma Violet Gin is actually a gin liqueur but it is definitely not as sweet as you may expect a liqueur to be. It’s true, this drink is sweeter than most of the other gins on this list, but the juniper notes are actually still very much present in this drink. Another thing that makes Whitley Neill stand out from most flavored gins is that all their gins have an ABV of 43%. This means that all of their spirits are still mostly focused on creating a gin instead of just a sweetened drink with a bit of alcohol in it. To find out which violet gin would be the best for you to try out, it’s important to know what violet gin is exactly. The base gin for McQueen’s Violet Gin is their super premium dry gin. On the nose, this gin is strongly juniper led with a forestry aroma. After the juniper taste, there’s a rich vanilla sweetness with a light spice followed by crispy lime notes. This drink is really sweet on its own does mean that a lot of people will probably like it when it’s drunk neat. The bitter taste a gin normally offers will be toned down quite a bit.