Ungava Canadian Premium Gin 70cl, 43.1% ABV

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This gin is linked to the London lifestyle, as the image of the product reflects London’s cosmopolitan spirit. London Nº1 gin is linked to the heritage of London gin for two main reasons: first, it reflects the London distilling tradition, and second, it contains 12 botanicals from around the world, which reflects the global trade center heritage of London

The palate deviates a bit from the expected path. A distinct note of coriander seems to emerge, with some hints of fresh cranberry, preserved lemon and a muddied, green/pine juniper. There’s a tangy earthiness that billows here underneath the surface buoyed by a slight touch of green tea leaves, flower imbued tea blend and tart berry. Could that be the Cloudberry? The gin is mainly sold in Spain, Germany, the UK, Mexico, Portugal and Italy (its most important markets) but is also present in more than 30 countries I mixed it up in a Negroni, and you get a nice bit of juniper and bitterness here, but the finish is slightly different than expected: a bit of tart berry and floral notes come out at the end. Quite surprising as I found those notes to be very understate neat, but quite interesting that a complex drink like the Negroni would bring them out.The distillery also produces Excellia Tequila, the French Esprit the June Liqueur and La Quintinye Vermouth royal

Plymouth Gin is created in the last surviving gin distillery in Plymouth. It is distinctively different and slightly less dry than the much more common London style of gin, purportedly due to a higher than usual proportion of root ingredients, which bring a more ‘earthy’ feel to the gin as well as a softened juniper flavor It is the first and only gin to be distilled from cider apples. It is for consumers who love full-bodied, fruity ginsPedeliento, G., Andreini, D., & Dalli, D., (2017). The local(s) as the new global? local brands for the new premium markets for spirits: The case of gin mare. In Sage Business Cases. SAGE Publications, Ltd., https:// doi. org/10.4135/9781473995925

The gin arrives in squat rectangular bottle that I particularly like. Very classy. I love the syllabic characters of the Inuktitut tribe who live in the Ungava region. It is their word for the peninsula and means ‘towards open water’. Nº209 distillery also owns Rudd Oakville Estate Winery and Dean & DeLuca, which also produce N º209 Kosher-for-Passover Vodka Now we’re getting into the ones that I’d never heard of before. Arctic Blend is a creeping evergreen used as a kind of tea by northern peoples. Labrador tea is a flowering bog plant with white poofy flowers also used as a tea by the Inuit. Crowberries are another evergreen of the north, and these low lying plants produce round purplish berries that are used in jams and pies as well. A lot of tart/semi-sweet fruits in here. Let’s get on to the taste. Tasting Notes Even though it is a handcrafted gin, it does not emphasize its local identity in the promotion of the product Franco Buscemi, who lives in Iqaluit, the capital of Canada’s Nunavut territory, criticised the company’s “Inuit Survival Guide”, saying: “Here’s a tip … Don’t use Inuit as mascots to sell your product.”Toorank Production involves a wide range of specialist premium spirits, cream liqueurs and other alcohol beverage drinks Ungava is a unique contemporary gin. The combination of creative ingredients and bathtub-gin-style-infusion culminates in a gin that will have both supporters and detractors among contemporary and classic gin enthusiasts. The obscure flavors and ingredients will leave you wondering, “just what is that flavor?” and reaching for more traditional supports “is that coriander?” But its mixability and unique color will probably have you reaching for it again. G’Vine Floraison is a French gin that combines local and traditional distillation techniques and infusion practices. Modern and progressive attitudes result in a new take on the centuries old spirit There have also been complaints that attempts to market the drink in bars by employing women in parka costumes equated to sexualising Inuit to sell alcohol. Juniper, coriander, angelica root, Orris root, orange peel, lemon peel, cubeb berries, grains of paradise, caraway seeds, elderflower, yarrow, chamomile. Plus an infusion of cucumber and rose petals

Brecon Special Reserve Gin is a gin with juniper and coriander prevalent along with hints of spicy cinnamon, creating a delectable gin that deserves to be sought out for true gin experts. Brecon Special Reserve is the only fine-quality distilled gin that uses botanicals from the four corners of the world. It is bottled at the Penderyn Distillery using water from the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park (Wales) This English gin is also sold outside its domestic market, in countries including Australia, Italy, Norway, Spain and the US It is available in 20 countries and has received top honors from around the world for both taste and design This is a typical British gin produced by the traditional English William Chase Distillery. The botanicals of this gin are organically grown. In particular, cider apples are fermented into cider and then distilled into a copper still named “Naked Chase”. A second distillation is done into Naked Chase with wild botanicals and pure, natural water The gin is sold in over 43 countries throughout the world, with exports to Asia, Australia, Ireland, Russia and the US and is also available in duty-free shops in EuropeMichelin joined a growing chorus of voices online taking aim at the company’s use of Inuit culture to sell its product. “It’s like the marketing department for this company was like, you know what, we need a shorthand to say north and cold and nature and we can’t be bothered to come up with our own recognisable symbols, so we’re just going to rip off somebody else,” he said. Sloane’s Gin is strictly connected to English heritage, with the name of the brand originating with its founder, Sir Hans Sloane, who was a royal physician, botanist, collector and forerunner to the modern gin The company’s international marketing strategy emphasizes local German values, the quality of the distillation and the localisms of the botanicals Pedeliento, Giuseppe, et al. "The Local(s) as the New Global? Local Brands for the New Premium Markets for Spirits: The Case of Gin Mare". Sage Business Cases. London: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2023. 29 Nov 2023, doi: https:// doi. org/10.4135/9781473995925.