Distiller Notes
Floral, fragrant and flavorful. This small batch Gin is a complete rebalance of Glendalough's Wild Gin recipe with extra fruit, flowers, spices and of course fresh rose petals. Three varieties are vapor distilled – the rare and elusive Wild Rose from the Wicklow mountains, large fragrant Heritage Roses and the ancient prized Damask Rose. The gin is then further infused with even more roses to deepen the flavors and give it its lovely pink hue.
This is not just another "pink gin." Although Glendalough loves it in a dry martini, or in a G&T garnished with a wedge of lime and fresh mint, lately they've been having it in a "Rose Paloma" cocktail.
Enjoying an enthusiastic resurgence in modern cocktail culture, Gin, a.k.a. ‘Dutch Courage,’ was originally touted as a 16th century cure for cowardice and stomach ailments. Arguably the broadest and most dynamic category of spirits in terms of flavor profiles and production styles, Gin is a distilled grain spirit that derives its primary flavor from juniper berries and secondary flavors from a dazzling array of spices, herbs, fruits and botanicals. It is both produced and enjoyed all around the world and is most commonly mixed into cocktails such as the Martini or simply added to tonic water.