A fantastic gin, added to Paul Roberts Wines July 2016.

Distilled in a fishing village near Barcelona, Gin Mare smells and tastes like the essence of the Mediterranean, which was kind of the intention. It was designed as a "pan-Mediterranean concept that unites the different cultures around the Sea, representing their botanical stars." It's primary botanicals are Arbequina olives, thyme, basil and rosemary.

Gin Mare smells of Mediterranean sea breezes. It has clear scents of its woody herbs and citrus, with a subtle sweetness. It tastes spicy at first then mellows, with an exponentially long, soft finish when the olives really come through. So smooth and rounded! It's herby and complex, at the same time as being gentle and fragrant.