Crossbill 200 Single Specimen Gin: Scottish Juniper From a 200-Year-Old Bush
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Crossbill 200 Single Specimen Gin is a London Dry gin made by Crossbill Highland Distillery in Scotland. ABV: 59.8% ABV. Key botanicals include juniper, rosehip. Our expert rating is 8/10.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Vegetal celery and parsley early — later citrus, lemon, banana and fennel, complex and disarming, pine and spruce
Palate
Smooth and bright beneath the strength — juniper, lemon, grapefruit, resiny spruce and pine, surprisingly easy sipping for 59.8% with soft sweet rosehip
Finish
Bright, crisp and quite smooth — linalool hints with the 200-year-old juniper's unique character
Expert Review
8/10Single-specimen juniper from a 200-year-old bush in the Cairngorms with Scottish rosehip — distillers strength at 59.8%. Surprisingly easy sipping, softer and sweeter than expected. Radical provenance.
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