Magellan Gin is a French gin made with 11 botanicals, including juniper, cloves, iris root and flower, cinnamon, cassia, orange peel, coriander, licorice, grains of paradise, cardamom and nutmeg. Notably, it has a distinctive blue color.
The blue color is distinctive and will surely get noticed at the bar; however, as a gin, it ultimately struggles to carve out a space. The heat, somewhat unbalanced spice-forward flavor profile and astringency causes Magellan Gin to come up a bit short in a crowded gin market.
I like the Magellan Gin, and I suspect the majority of those who read my review will like it too. Tall cocktails with soda are definitely enhanced by its iris flavour; however, short cocktails like martinis and gimlets are perhaps overwhelmed by that same characteristic.
A fun dram, and the blue is neat, but its one noted and a floral overdrive. Delicious, but you shouldn't be reaching for this unless you want a crazy floral dram.
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House Review
Nose:
Crazy floral, loaded with juniper. White pepper, honey, perfume.
Taste:
Medium mouth feel. No heat. Sweet honey, then a blast of floral character. Juniper presence is medium to high. Nice bouquet, but sort of one note in that its almost all flowery perfume notes.
Finish:
Short to medium length. Mild. Flowery, perfume-y, sweet.
Overall:
A fun dram, and the blue is neat, but its one noted and a floral overdrive. Delicious, but you shouldn't be reaching for this unless you want a crazy floral dram.
Score:
80
By T8ke
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