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  • Nick's Import

Hendrick's Orbium Gin (700ml)

SCOTLAND
$120. 00
Bottle
$1440.00 Dozen
ABV: 43.4%

Master Distiller, Lesley Gracie has reimagined the classic Henrdick's in this new limited edition (in fact, it's the first-ever new Hendrick’s expression since the brand launched in 1999). While the base spirit and botanical bill is identical to Hendrick’s, three new post-distillation essences are added: Lotus Blossom (floral), Wormwood (think absinthe and Vermouth) and quinine (a key ingredient in tonic water). The result? According to Christopher Null at drinkhacker.com, "You could easily add Orbium to tonic water and while the resulting G&T might be the most quinine-heavy version of the cocktail you’ve tried, that might not be such a bad thing — particularly if you have an amaro tooth. Bring extra limes."
Bottled at 43.4% Alc./Vol., 5000 cases have been produced.

Other reviews... Similar to both the Hendrick’s Gin standard-bearer and their other seasonal offering Hendrick’s Midsummer, Orbium Gin is exceedingly floral at first nose. Rose, Lotus Blossom and some earthy background notes immediately distinguish it as part of the Hendrick’s Gin Family. The palate is dominated by bitterness. While other botanicals do have their moments, the end result of Orbium Gin sipped neat is simply put as follows: if you don’t like tonic water, you won’t like Orbium Gin. If you don’t like Hendrick’s (other) gins, you won’t like Orbium Gin. Sweet citrus notes and subtle chamomile early. Wormwood comes on mid-palate and for me is the dominant bittering agent present here. It’s not wormwood in the way that it comes through in a distilled product. It’s much more like wormwood-macerated. The bitterness is green, distinctive, and dries out the palate in a way that I don’t normally find quinine does. Quinine comes on most strongly on the finish, with a slight metallic tinge. The wormwood amplifies the quinine note, adding bitterness to the mid-palate where quinine generally doesn’t add a whole lot (at least on its own, if it was cinchona you would get more woody and earthy notes). - theginisin.com