Juniper Freak Navy Strength Gin 2021
Juniper Freak Gin uses concentrated juniper character to deliver a richer, bolder Navy Gin and is Australia’s only vintage gin that celebrates the annual juniper harvest.
A Bit About...
One of only a handful of seasonal release gins in the world, representing the freshest and brightest juniper character from the previous year's juniper harvest. It’s a rich, navy-strength expression of our Triple Juniper Process and a wonderfully intense, aromatic gin.
The nose is a bright, pine lime splice mingling with fresh pine needles and split gum leaf. The palate is fragrant and drying, with bold juniper making way to peppery menthol and an earthiness. The finish is long and oily, with bags of juniper and citrus oil remaining long after the alcohol evaporates.
Being a vintage gin, each release shows subtle differences in character and profile from year to year. The vintage is important as it highlights that freshness drives the juniper character that we want to capture in our Juniper Freak Gin
The 2020 juniper vintage had low yields and a high proportion of green berries. The 2020 Juniper Freak highlights intense pine and bright citrus on the nose. This will slowly evolve in the bottle, allowing wooded spice and earthy flavours to develop.
Bottled at the official navy strength of 58%, this gin is long, complex and viscous.
It’s a big gin and we cheekily make this known on the label with a very Australian and Never Never callout - ‘We use concentrated Juniper character to deliver a seriously intense gin, because we’re not here to f*** spiders’.
Tasting Notes
look |
Brilliant, clear and oily. Heavy clouding occurs when you add tonic water. |
smell |
Concentrated juniper presents immediately. Bright, pine-lime splice mingling with fresh pine needles and split gum leaf. |
taste |
Thick and viscous. Bold juniper making way to peppery menthol. |
finish |
Long with resinous juniper oils coating the palate and pepper berry developing late. |
Awards
2021 |
Champion Navy Strength Gin Australian Distilled Spirits Awards |
2021 |
Gold Australian Gin Awards |
2020 |
Gold San Francisco World Spirits Competition |
2020 |
Australia’s Best Navy Strength Gin World Gin Awards |
2019 |
Australia's Best Navy Strength Gin World Gin Awards |
2019 |
Masters Asia Gin Masters |
2019 |
Gold UK Gin Masters |
2019 |
Gold Singapore Worlds Spirits Competition |
2019 |
Gold Tasting Australia |