Monkey 47 Sloe Gin: The Black Forest's Dark, Spiced Take on a British Classic
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Monkey 47 Sloe Gin is a Sloe gin made by Black Forest Distillers in Germany. ABV: 29% ABV. Key botanicals include sloe berries, juniper, spruce, lingonberry, elderflower. Our expert rating is 8.5/10.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Eucalyptus, freshly sawn spruce, redcurrant, sloe berry, black pepper, toasted nuts, with rose, citrus and blackcurrant fruit depth
Palate
Beautifully balanced spice, berry fruit, spruce wood and sweetness — blackberry, blackthorn, stewed raspberry jam with earthy liquorice root and pine
Finish
Long spicy woody finish with redcurrant and sloe berry fruitiness, juniper, pepper, and lingering berry sweetness
Expert Review
8.5/10Monkey 47's sloe gin variant — distinctly drier and spicier than British equivalents, with the Black Forest's spruce woodiness and the base gin's extraordinary 47-botanical complexity.
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