Not an easy task balancing all those different types of citrus in the final distillation. How have they done it you ask? The distillers have adopted the same bespoke 4-stage production approach used to create Silent Pool Gin to produce remarkable layers of ever-changing flavour. The more delicate botanicals such as rose petals, kaffir lime leaves, linden and elderflower are separately macerated in a process that they have called the ‘Gin Tea Infusion’, stripping the oils and aromatic compounds from the vegetal matter. This is strained and added to the pot, which lend the gin its ethereal high notes of perfumed lime and floral essence. The idea for Silent Pool Gin came from former ITV director Ian McCulloch and drinks connoisseur James Shelbourne, who wanted to replicate what they saw happening in Scotland, where whiskey brands were combining a story from the region with a drink brand. Silent Pool gin utilises the local botanicals to tell the story of the place, there are 24 botanicals in total including juniper, chamomile, local honey, orange, pear, lavender among others. This results in a beautiful juniper base with the fusion of the other botanicals weaving their way through the palate in a very refined, subtle way, making for a beautifully balanced drink. Silent Pool Gin Tasting Notes

After much recipe development the team settled on four lead varieties. Inside the zesty tipple you’ll find Buddha’s hand, Green Seville Orange, Natsu Dai Dai (a hybrid of orange and pomelo), and lastly, Hirado Buntan (a type of pomelo).

We may be a nation of gin and tonic devotees, but that doesn’t mean your imagination has to stop at ‘ice and a slice’ when mixing up your chosen tipple. We suggest reading the gin’s label to find out which botanicals feature, and then choosing a few as your garnish. But what’s so rare about the citrus? Well on their journey to locate the finest citrus fruits, the team at Silent Pool Distillers searched the globe and eventually unearthed two renowned citrus collectors who share their relentless passion for creativity and excellence. Leaving their busy lives and careers in Paris in 2001, Ann and Jean Paul Brigand moved to the gorgeous Alentejo coast in Portugal and set about building their home, Lugar do Olhar Feliz. This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. To find the right combination of citrus, they went to visit a long time supplier in Portugal. When you ask most people how many citrus they can name, it’s usually around 5. Their suppliers have a collection of over 360 citrus. Passionate citrus collectors, the duo travel the world collecting rare varieties and cultivating them on their land. They gave us the grand tour and immersed us into the world of citrus. They sampled dozens and took a handful home to begin recipe development.

Silent Pool gin goes lovely with an orange twist, other citrus fruits would also compliment the gin’s profile or lavender. As advertised this gin really does deliver, Silent Pool is a full bodied, rich, clean, juniper driven gin. From the bottle design to the velvety local honey and the complexity of the 24 botanicals used, this gin is a true joy from start to finish. For anyone who likes gin – this is a must. Silent Pool Gin delivers a genuinely unique fusion of gorgeous botanicals, making for a divine and highly enjoyable gin sensation. It also has a brilliant story behind the gin, which makes this gin something truly special. ABV: 43% Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.But onto Rare Citrus! Excitingly, this is only the distillery’s second core expression since it opened. The clue is in the name for this one. The team came across a brilliant duo over in Portugal, Jean Paul and Anne, who are citrus fanatics and experts. No, really, they have a smashing 500 different varieties of citrus growing in their garden! Monoculture? Never heard of it. Having felt that passion and their craft, we always wanted to do a project with them, so this felt like the perfect opportunity,” Hutchings tells me. They have a library of rare fruit, mainly citrus, and these rare varieties make excellent gin botanicals. Soft dry juniper, elderflower, chamomile, floral undertones, the honey tones are beautifully tied in

Our trusted panel of experts and consumer boozehounds sipped their way through over 100 different gins from leading distilleries and producers across the globe. Each was fully appraised for its complexity, length and finish, with a lot of thought given to how best to serve it. Tasting the gin straight, the citrus is complex but not overwhelming. Juniper is still very much there, along with peppery spice. The citrus is evident though – bitter orange and zesty grapefruit appear throughout, lifted by those sherbet notes and grounded by the woody, musky peppers. If that hasn’t got your mouth watering, we spoke to the team at the surrey-hills based distillery to ask how best to enjoy this rare citrus gin. So here are three different ways to enjoy this lovely new gin. So, what are these rare citruses? First up is Buddha’s hand. If you haven’t seen one, I urge you to look it up right now! It gives flavours of pure sherbet and effervescent lemon, all those bright top notes. It’s pith all the way through, but the pith is what gives it its sweetness – unlike most citrus fruit. Then there’s Seville orange bringing those classic grassy, bright bitter notes we know and love from our marmalade.Silent Pool Gin is produced at their distillery based in the Surrey Hills, located on the Albury Estate. The ‘Silent Pool’ is an actual spring-fed lake at the foot of the North Downs, near Guildford in Surrey, and the gin bases its beautiful bottle colouring from the colour of the lake. Each citrus fruit was separately distilled and then blended together. While they wanted to keep the essence of the original gin, the same botanical base just didn’t work with the citrus additions. Lavender is the only remaining floral, and a few different peppers have been added – Timur pepper (which, despite its name, is actually a variety of citrus), wild forest pepper (used in perfume) and the musky voatsiperifery pepper. The result? A masterfully distilled and beautifully aromatic gin with a unique taste. Call this a flavoured gin though and Head Distiller Tom Hutchings will wince. ‘ Please don’t mention the F word. As with Silent Pool Gin, this is a naturally distilled gin where all the flavours are captured in the distillation itself with no artificial colourings or flavour compounds added in afterwards. We’re passionate about making proper gins in the right way. This is a naturally distilled gin with oodles of classic juniper to be enjoyed, complemented with wonderfully complex layers of citrus and spice’.