Rutte Sloe Gin (700ml)

Description

Blood Orange, Floral, Juniper

Botanicals of sloe berry, juniper, galangal, orange blossom, gentian, and vanilla. Explosion of fruit, slightly sweet and acidic, a bitter note, complex. Long finish of sloe berries and almond.

In the 1970s, John Rutte creation Sloe Berry liqueur, made of gin and fresh berries picked by hand in the Biesbosch, a nature park, near the Dordrecht distillery. Rutte Sloe Gin consists of a blend of sloe berries steeped in gin, sloe berry distillate and a touch of traditional malt wine and herbs. The end result is a well-balanced sloe gin with a full, fruity palate.

Sloe Gin is made by steeping berries in gin. Rutte uses the method, but also distills the berries by themselves, which gives this Sloe Gin an extra fruity taste with strong almond notes. The steeped botanicals provide the finishing touch.