Description
FULL DESCRIPTION
Silent Pool is an award-winning gin, boasting a rich and clean juniper-driven spirit with floral layers of lavender and chamomile, notes of citrus and kaffir lime, enhanced by local honey for a wonderfully smooth finish. Produced using a unique four-stage process, the botanicals are carefully selected and then split into three groups, each treated separately before combining in a unique distillation to obtain optimum flavour.
TASTING NOTES
Appearance: Crystal clear.
Nose: Fresh, floral juniper with sweet citrus notes.
Taste: Juniper sweetness with citrus, honey and earthy spice.
Finish: Smooth, earthy honey with light pepper tones.
Overall: Fresh juniper spirit enhanced with smooth honey.
Gift
Silent Pool gin comes beautifully bottled in bright sapphire blue glass with copper leafing making it an attractive gift option for the gin lover in your life. Garnished with a slice of fresh orange, it makes a damn fine G&T, while also being versatile enough to use in classic cocktails.
RECOMMENDATIONS
If the person you’re buying for is a fan of the Silent Pool, you could also try Martin Millers, Star of Bombay or Beefeater 24.
Connoisseur
Alcoholic spirits originally found their place as a “cure all’ in medieval Europe. Gin was the next step, incorporating the medical benefits held in plants. Various botanical elements were thought to have different health giving properties most notably in the case of gin, juniper. When mixed with spiritus alcohol a rudimentary medicine was formed and became popular all over the continent.
DISTILLERY
Silent Pool Distillers.
ABOUT THE DISTILLERY
On the Duke of Northumberland’s Albury Estate, a group of dilapidated farm buildings on the banks of the legendary Silent Pool has been transformed to become the home of the Silent Pool Distillers. In keeping with the original vision for a sustainable business, a vintage wood-fired steam boiler was restored to power the hand-built copper still, created for Silent Pool Distillers by the Arnold Holstein Company in the Lake Constance area of Germany. The distillery was completed in 2015 with the arrival of the bespoke stainless steel tanking, sourced from the Vipara Valley in Slovenia, tanking designed to hold both the spirit and the crystal clear water used to make delicious spirits.
ABOUT THE LIQUID
Drawn from a group of friends’ shared passion for craft distilling, Silent Pool Gin launched in 2015 and is now a multi-award winning liquid. Each essential ingredient is carefully selected and, where possible, locally sourced. Silent Pool Gin is entirely crafted within the four walls of the distillery, even the bottling takes place on site.
A classic gin at heart the liquid is full-bodied and fresh, with depth, clarity and above all else, flavour.
BOTANICALS
Bosnian Juniper, Macedonian Juniper, Kaffir Lime, Honey, Bitter Orange Peel, Cassia Bark, Coriander Seed, Green Cardamom, Orris Root, Bergamot, Angelica Root, Cubeb, Grains of Paradise, Kaffir Lime Leaves, Rose, Linden Flower, Lavender, Chamomile, Elderflower, Fresh Lime, Fresh Orange, Angelica Root, Liquorice Root, Pear and Dried Pear.
