Næse: Der er en interessant herbal fylde fra roiboos og andre sydafrikanske ingredienser. Man fornemmer også druerne, som ginnens base er lavet af – og så er der florale strejf fra honeybush og varme noter af kardemomme, samt et svagt strejf af trøfler. The sound of laughter and our clinking glasses of Cruxland, there’s always time to adventure, whether in memory or in armchair. Steeped in stories and the spirit of the venturesome, Cruxland Gin invites the explorer inside all of us to get out and make memories. Cruxland Gin

The collaboration with Cornwall’s Sharp’s Brewery uses three different hops in the distillation process, alongside the usual botanicals. To celebrate their incredible feat at the 2020 World Gin Awards, team Cruxland sent a bottle my way. Always itching for an outdoor adventure, I knew just the perfect place to honour this incredible gin. Cruxland gin is described as a “boutique” brand and also contains juniper berries, honey bush tea, coriander, rooibos, aniseed, cardamom, almonds, and lemon among its botanicals list. Sloe gin is a much loved variant that will be familiar to any connoisseurs of the drink. It also serves as the inspiration behind Boodles Mulberry Gin, which swaps out the sloes for mulberries, resulting in an exotic twist on the classic tipple. Her præsenterer vi vinderen fra World Gin Awards; Cruxland Gin. Det er Sydafrika på flaske. Destillatet er lavet af sydafrikanske druer, og blandt de spændende botanicals finder vi bl.a. de fornemme Kalahari ørkentrøfler! Men for lige at understrege det sydafrikanske yderligere, er der også anvendt lokale rooibos og honeybush. Derudover er der infuseret med mere klassiske botanicals som; kardemomme, citron, mandler, koriander, anis og naturligvis enebær. Den er dobbeltdestilleret i gamle pot-stills, og der er tale om håndværk af høj, høj kvalitet.Leveres i en 1 liters flaske, som i sig selv er et lille kunstværk. Derudover i en tilhørende gaveæske. Fornem gave til én som vil forkæles med noget som ligger langt fra en ”standard-gin”.

Producenten af CRUXLAND DRY GIN har det ikke så sexede navn KWV (Koöperatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Suid-Afrika). Det startede som et kooperativ for vindyrkere i Sydafrika men i dag er det et af de største distributører af vin og sydafrika i verden. Men. De producerer altså også stadig selv både vin og spiritus i lange baner. Bland andet altså denne smukke og unikke sag. You might expect a costlier price tag, but, despite its intricate ingredients, Cruxland won’t break the bank. To make Cruxland Gin, du Toit and the team produce a neutral wine spirit. This spirit is then placed into the 500-litre pot still alongside a makeshift teabag containing the majority of the botanicals. The Kalahari truffle is distilled separately, and doesn’t meet the rest of the botanicals until long after the run, where the two distillates are blended along with additional grape neutral spirit and cut down with water to 43% ABV. Cruxland Gin to taste… Kalahari truffles only grow in the Kalahari after the first rains so we had to wait for that to happen and then we got the volumes we needed. If the weight exceeds 25kg's there will be an excess delivery charge. We will notify you first before any excess charge is applied.

Beskrivelse

The clean, neat, albeit deliciously complex lines of Cruxland gin simply laps up the earthiness of woody herbs. It welcomes the fresh acidity from citrus, as it takes hold of the spiciness of the coriander. Harris Distillery also sell their Sugar Kelp Aromatic Water separately, to add even more crisp sea air to your drink.

To return your product, you should mail your product to: Unit 8, East End, Prime Park, Printers Way, Montague Gardens, 7441 Det første du vil blive mødt med, er den store smag af enebær, der i den grad formår at varme i munden. Når denne varme har lagt sig åbner sig en sandt krydderunivers, hvor særligt kardemomme, anis og hvad jeg tror er trøflen kommer igennem. Hvis du er til krydret gin – så Cruxland for dig. Made in South Africa, this Cruxland Gin is infused with Kalahari truffle to give it its distinctive taste, alongside more standard botanicals like honeybush and almond. Til advents- og kalendergaver Her finder du vores forslag til hvad december måned kunne byde på af overraskelser i kalendergaverne. Små flasker/gaveæsker, som enhver modtager ville blive glade for.Den fungerer bedst med en ikke for kraftig tonic, og vi kan derfor anbefale Folkington’s Indian Tonic Light. Flavour profile: boasts a distinct earthy character, enhanced with notes of fresh juniper, lemon, coriander and spices. Cruxland behøver vel nærmest ingen introduktion, da ginen efterhånden har vundet sig ind som en sand favorit rundt omkring i verden. Herhjemme i Danmark er det heller ingen undtagelse, hvor Cruxland med sin karismatiske charme har vundet indpas som den mest solgte sydafrikanske gin. Den er unik hele vejen gennem – se bare på flasken, eller på den vedlagte botanicalliste, der blandt andet fremhæves med de såkaldte ‘Kalahari-trøfler’. Disse trøfler vokser i Kalahari-ørkenen, der er hjemsted for N’abba-jægere, som er et vaskeægte nomadefolk, der jævnligt tager på jagt efter netop denne sjældne trøffel. There is no dominant botanical upon the initial sip, with all parts striking a strange, bushy harmony. Aniseed, though, as it usually wants to do, becomes the drunk at the party half way through, making noise, falling over, dominating an otherwise balanced affair… It’s a bold botanical to use, especially as it takes no time to steal every bit of attention from the curious Kalahari truffle. Smag: En fyldig og kompleks smag mødes os – og det er svært at udskille de enkelte botanicals. Men udover enebær kan vi smage roiboss, kardemomme og strejf af anis. Og så er der trøflerne.. De giver en blød, rig umamiagtig tone til den fyldige krop.

With tonic, the juniper takes on an almost chalky, bitter demeanour (helped along by the rooibos), while the coriander and lemon work together to take the flavour in a decidedly acerbic direction. A Cruxland Gin G&T is complex and intriguing, it dries the mouth just as soon as flooding it, yoyo-ing between bitter and sweet and everything in-between. It’s an exciting drink, but one that is a decidedly modern take on the gin genre. And by ‘decidedly modern’ we mean it will very possibly be a polarising choice to serve and one we’d recommend you try before you buy. This gin uses Hebridean sugar kelp as one of its botanicals, bottling a taste of the Scottish Isle of Harris where it is made.

Perfect Serve Nailed!

I næsen er der et dejligt potpourri af det bedste fra Sydafrika, med varme samt eksotiske planter og bær. I munden er den voluminøs, med kardemomme og rooibos som ret tydelige. Der er en dejlig blødhed som ligger en fornem bund under det hele. Vi er ret sikre på, at denne unikke blødhed stammer fra kalahari-trøflerne. Forrygende gin med krop, varme og sydafrikansk sjæl! With the spirit itself distilled from rye grains grown in the fields of Suffolk, this is a surprising but pleasant East-meets-West situation. Fast forward a few years, and it’s still our top gin in The Little House. Always welcomed on a lazy weekend or after a long day’s work, we often drink it without the frills or fancies. We always find ourselves re-tracing our footsteps down memory lane when we’ve comfortably sat ourselves down at sunset with a Cruxland gin in hand. I still find it incredible how many memories a sight, a smell, a taste or a sound can invoke. The beach, the jungle, the mountains. Cities or rivers or grasslands. Wherever your next journey might take you, let KWV Cruxland Gin frame your adventure with a glass filled with memories. Introduction