G&J Greenall's

Greenall's 
At this years Imbibe Exhibition two particular gins grabbed my attention more than any others, both were from a distillery I have given little time, wrongfully stereotyping them as a budget brand producer... Greenalls. I must admit my generalisation was not substantiated, being a little bit of a snob I was put of by Greenalls low price bracket, more fool me. The two gin's in question are both new expressions from this historical distillery Bloom and Berkley Square gin as I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of these gins i decided to discover Greenalls standard London Dry gin too.

Greenall's London Dry 40% abv
Greenalls original gin is a classic London Dry styled gin, lots of juniper on the nose with a  amount of lemon and coriander spice. On the palate it is lighter and more complex than I expected with juniper playing nicely with the other botanicals rather than simply dominating them. I found the gin to be very smooth especially when compared to other gins in the same price bracket.

Greenall's Bloom Gin
Bloom gin has been crafted by the gin worlds only female master distiller, Joanne Moore. This delightfully floral gin benefits from the unique infusion of Chamomile, Pomelo and Honeysuckle, three botanicals which rarely, if at all make make an appearance along side the usual Juniper, Angelica, Coriander and Cubeb berries.

On the nose the citrusy, orange notes of the pomelo are very up front with the chamomile and pine notes of the juniper politely waiting in the background. On the palate the pomelo once again comes through with both orange and grapefruit notes, the honeysuckle plays its part well by introducing a pleasant sweetness, the chamomile introduces some lovely floral notes reminiscent of violets before a lovely welcomed pine finish courtesy of the juniper presents itself. The spirit is exceptionally smooth with a beautiful mouth feel and very little alcohol burn to speak of. 

The bottle goes some way to indicate Greenall's target audience for Bloom, female drinkers. Despite this I happened to find the gin delightful and blatant stereo types aside, preferred it to the more 'masculine' Berkley Square which my female companion at the exhibition actually favoured.

Lost man points aside Bloom is a very unique and impressive gin, very light and easy drinking, I would highly recommend it. 



Berkley Square review coming soon...


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