LAVA Spirits Co.

Coffee Orange Gin

ABV: 37.5%

Country: ENGLAND Style: Flavoured Price per bottle: Availability: UK

Bethany

Nose: A big whack of cocoa powder and instant coffee. It’s like a tiramisu, with lashings of coffee liqueur in the sponge. Orange notes, tangerine-sweet, intensify over time.

Palate: A fascinating combination of orange and coffee, both with enough bitterness to balance out their sweetness. With time, a little sweet spice comes onto the scene.

Finish: A boozy coffee and orange cream is coating my mouth, soft and pillowy.

Comments: It’s crying out to be mixed in an Espresso Martini.

David

Nose: Dark roasted coffee beans with rich dark chocolate and a twist of orange peel oil.

Palate: The orange notes have a jammy, jaffa cake quality to them. They’re followed by the dark bitterness of the coffee and 90% cocoa chocolate.

Finish: Notable botanical character and oily zestiness, especially from the orange, which lingers on the palate.

Comments: The coffee and orange come through strong, but I would like to see more of the gin’s underlying character. That said, it’d be good served up in an Alexander.