That Boutique-Y Gin Company Icewine Old Tom Gin

Gin description

So most Old Toms are sweetened with sugar, honey or sometimes agave, but there are other sweet things, right? Having a penchant for the Canadian tipple ice wine, That Boutique-y Gin Company have used this dessert wine to sweeten a pot distilled gin whose botanicals include juniper, liquorice, lemon and lime. The wine not only adds a decadent sweetness, but also a complex array of herbaceous grape notes and a succulent fruitiness. The label shows our classy cat, looking rather pleased with himself as he strolls through a frozen vineyard, snug as a bug in a rug whilst sipping on a Tom Collins. Try the highly unusual Ice Wine Old Tom, like this cat, in a Tom Collins (a 50/50 mix of soda water and Champagne, or ginger ale works a treat) or, for a pre-dinner snifter, try a 50/50 stirred mix with sweet (i.e. red) vermouth. The nose is intriguing with a deep muskiness and hints of grapefruit; close your eyes and breathe it in! In the mouth, honey and raisins with little flecks of spice and pine. The finish has the sweet complexity of Sauternes with the dryness of a white Pineau des Charentes. A delight for gin and wine lovers.