Nordes Atlantic Galician Gin, 70 cl (1 bottle)

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It’s important to highlight that there’s a real freshness to this gin, thanks to its Atlantic Ocean inspiration. A careful selection of the best neutral alcohols, together with the use of white Albariño Galician grapes and with the presence of 6 native Galician herbs such as sage, lemon verbena, laurel, peppermint, eucalyptus and glasswort.

The 6 local botanicals are essential in giving Nordés its unique aroma, which evokes the green freshness that is typical of Galicia.These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. And just three weeks after I carried a bottle home, Nordes came to the States, not in a suitcase, but via distributors. Once you have subscribed your subscription is active within immediate effect to take advantage of the exclusive offers, discounts and more. Between 1995 and 2002, he lived and worked in the Cape, witnessing the renaissance of the post-apartheid wine industry.

What you need to know about reviews: All my reviews are my honest opinions based upon my own personal tasting. I do think this could fit nicely into cocktails like a collins, southside, Finnish long drink, or even a cucumber lemonade. Nordés Atlantic Galician Gin is a rather intriguing Spanish gin made with an Albariño-grape-based spirit, rather than your more commonly seen grain-based spirit, along with 11 botanicals, including 6 local ones from Galicia such as eucalyptus, lemon verbena and samphire, which gives the gin a complex maritime quality. With two of the founders being an award-winning sommelier and a wine entrepreneur, it’s perhaps not too surprising they chose to create a spirit derived from grapes, with Galician albariño grapes used to create its wine distillate. It has a unique flavour, you can sip it neat and it doesn't burn, It has a distinct aroma, which does not smell that strong, but oddly when going to wash the glasses a few hours later the aroma was still clinging to the empty glasses.

uk accepts no liability for inaccuracies or misstatements about products by manufacturers or other third parties. Nordés is the product of a discussion over a meal with three friends – a sommelier, a wine entrepreneur and a master distiller – who wanted to create a spirit that was true to the Galician region.

This massive increase in choice has resulted in an increased diversity of flavour, some of which have pushed the boundaries of what gin is (i. Discover the origin of one of the very best gins, made using a perfect combination of ingredients to achieve a fresh, aromatic and well-balanced flavour. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. The special thing about this gin is that Albrino grapes (= Spanish white wine grapes) are distilled with 14 botanicals and traditional herbs, including juniper, eucalyptus, hibiscus, tea, lemon peel, verbena, liquorice and Frisian herb. additional botanicals are incorporated from overseas, including juniper, ginger, cardamom, hibiscus and black tea.The driver will input your year of birth into their device and may then require an ID check to complete the age verification process. I was introduced to this gin in Spain as part of a gin tonica, which is a very Spanish take on the gin and tonic - with fruit, both dried and fresh, herbs, and more added. Nordés takes its name from the north-easterly wind which signals the arrival of good weather in Galicia. We have tried all our wines before choosing to represent them, so you are never getting something we wouldn't love ourselves!