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2018 Never Never Distilling Co. Juniper Freak Gin (500ml)

South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$84. 99
Bottle
$1019.88 Dozen
ABV: 58%
Tasting note: Up there with the world's best gins, the 2018 Juniper Freak is massive in every sense offering the kind of texture, definition, poise and persistence that astonishes with every sip. Possibly even more intense than last years (more citrus too?), the aroma circles round and round in a whirlpool of imploding juniper. It's a melting pot of oily, piney flavours with a citrus lozenge-like finish that seemingly never ends. Put it on your short list of gins to try before you die. 58% Alc./Vol.

2017 batch tasted... Clear. Like a creme-de-juniper with one of the most pungent gin bouquets of the year: Wonderfully dense, oily, pure and super-fresh; 2-3 minutes of swirling in the glass releases hints of pine resin, green cardamom, coriander and lemon meringue, the nose only trumped by the whopping delivery: Intense yet with tremendous definition, balance and length; Sappy, piney, peppery, oily-yet-fresh and ultimately, deeply invigorating. Cool mint through the prolonged aftertaste. Juniper to the absolute max.
97 points