David T. Smith Felicity Murray Issue One Recommended Tastings

St Patrick’s – Extra Dry Potato Gin


St Patrick’s

Extra Dry Potato Gin

St Patrick’s Distillery


ABV: 40%
Country: Ireland
Style: Dry 
Price per bottle: £41-60 (US$54-79)
Availability: Worldwide


David T. Smith

Nose
Clean and light, with a flinty minerality, followed by the oil of orange peel and more subtle cucumber peel.

Palate
A very pleasant mouthfeel – thick and clean; a nicely distilled spirit. Subtle in character with juniper, coriander and angelica, accompanied by the gentle spice of cassia and ginger.

Finish
Good length, sweet grapefruit and brown sugar.

Comments
A well-made spirit with a subtlety to it, but nonetheless well integrated and complex. Would work well in a Gin Buck.

Score

8.7


Felicity Murray

Nose
Not hugely aromatic at first but a balanced mix of traditional botanicals slowly emerges as the gin breathes.

Palate
Good and ginny with loads of fresh- tasting juniper and punchy citrus that gives way to more earthy and spicy flavours.

Finish
Citrusy and peppery and lasting a good long time.

Comments
Well balanced and with the complexity expected from a good traditional style dry gin. Perfect for a G&T with a wedge of lime but also smooth enough to sip straight up.

Score

9.3


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