Settlers Coriander Leaf Gin (700ml)

If you love coriander, you'll just love this gin. Think seafood, Asian food and Vietnamese food - a perfect match.

Tasting note: Aroma is mildly fusel / resiny before a blast of fresh cut coriander - air contact adds hints of lemon grass and citrus peel - especially limes. Coriander remains the focus on the palate, and it's captured to great effect in a spicy, full flavoured and wonderfully pure Asian-inspired gin. Try it with a lime slice and cracked pepper garnish. 43% Alc./Vol.

Rowland and Shelley Short came to McLaren Vale around 2011. Rowland - an old sea dog, and therefore an enthusiastic gin drinker decided to bring to fruition his dream of a small batch artisan gin. It became an exercise in perfect sustainability - gin made from grapes grown on the property, then distilled on the property and finally bottled on the property - all by hand. Being a South Australian, some botanicals needed to be native to the state: Muntrie berries from the Coorong were chosen along with lemon myrtle from the Adelaide Hills. Rowland's grandson suggested “Settlers” as a name for the new spirits, picking up on the history of South Australia and its free settlers who arrived from the UK to take up land grants in the early 19th century. A diverse range of styles are now on offer, including pomegranate, breakfast tea, barrel aged and sloe gins, to name a few.