Gin Mare

£36.87

Having dealt in wine and spirit deals since 1835, the Ribot family’s first foray into gin began in the 1940’s when Manuel Giro Sr launched GIN MG, now one of Spain’s biggest selling gins. With this juggernaut firmly established, grandsons Mark and Manuel Jr wanted to assert their own ideas for a new gin and create a new type of gin, inspired by the Mediterranean climate and using locally sourced botanicals.

In 2007 development of a new gin, made in collaboration with Global Premium Brands who were brought on board as equal partners to lend their marketing and distribution expertise, began. Beginning by distilling 45 botanicals independently and deciding upon which to use was made all the more difficult as the Costa Dorada region has an abundance of local produce.

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Gin Mare has long been the reference point for a gin that’s pushed the boundary of what a gin could taste like – with rosemary, thyme, olive, and basil included in the botanical line up – it’s unusual, savoury but balanced.

To taste, more juniper with a burst of basil, rosemary and thyme emerge as well as coriander. The combination feels savoury and different to other gins on the shelf marking Gin Mare as both authentic and original. It can be considered as being part of a very short list of “Herbal” gins, and when served with the right tonic, makes for a delightful aperitivo.

Read Gin Foundry's full review here: Gin Mare