Tasting Notes:
Colour: Clear.
Aroma: Creamy citrus forward nose with sweet orange rind, candied lime peel, dried California figs and a touch of pine.
Palate: creamy with a light juniper base and an array of spicy and sweet herbs that sparkle among each other in an ever-changing display.
Finish: white pepper snap just to top things off right.
A very impressive and worthy of a regular spot in the bar. Its blend of botanicals adds a unique complexity to many drinks. The Martini and Gimlet are just two great examples in which this gin really shines.
The citrus notes also pair nicely with the orange in an Abbey Cocktail or an Eddy and play off the framboise and ginger ale of a Floradora and the bitterness of Campari in a Negroni.
It is in many of the classic, neat cocktails where Damrak shines but those which are more complex—like the Million Dollar Cocktail, Martinez, Emerson—are not quite as ideal. Those drinks can be too dimensional, almost distracting to the taste buds.