Smells of cucumber, pepper, and faint citrus. The taste is crisp and herbaceous with flavors of cucumber, lime, black pepper, and a hint of juniper. The finish is long and low in bitterness, featuring notes of lime peels, black pepper, cucumber, and subtle pine. Overall, I really can barely taste this gin, the garnish seems to overpower it and all I get is that and a vague juniper flavor throughout.
A G&T without garnish is has a few more citrus, pepper, and baking spice notes.
A gimlet has notes of juniper and flowers, but it’s very subtle and gets lost in the mix.
A dry martini is indeed dry, and the vermouth flavors stand out more than the gin, despite using Hendricks’ recommend 5:1 ratio.
Similarly, a martinez has just a hint of botanicals in the finish, otherwise just tasting like sweet vermouth.
In a negroni however, the black pepper really shines through and accentuates the bitter herbal notes of the Campari well. A most interesting result.