Broker's Premium London Dry Gin is 47% abv. / 94 proof and is made at a 200 year old distillery outside of London in a traditional copper pot still. They start with triple distilled pure grain spirits made from English wheat and then steep ten botanicals in it for 24 hours before distilling it for the final time. It is a relatively new brand in that is was created in 1998 by two English brothers.The natural botanicals used in Broker's Gin are : Juniper from Italy or France, Cinnamon from Sri Lanka, Coriander from France, Liquorice from Spain, Orris from Italy, Orange peel from Spain, Nutmeg from Indonesia or the West Indies, Lemon peel from Spain, Cassia from South East Asia, and Angelica root from France. I find it interesting that they use both real Ceylon Cinnamon and Cassia (what we call cinnamon here in the US) to give the gin a double dose of cinnamon.
Broker's Gin comes in a tall, softly rounded corner bottle with a Bowler Hat perched jauntily on top.
The aroma is medium light but quite complex with mild notes of cinnamon, juniper, citrus, and nutmeg coming through with a sense of flowers wafting along on to. This is a very pleasant smelling gin, not overwhelmingly heavy like some; but very, very nice. Complex is the key term in it's aroma. I enjoyed sniffing deeply for a few minutes before taking my first sip from a snifter, until I started to get a wee bit woozy from inhaling the alcohol so deeply. Not a bad thing, but not too helpful when I am trying to get a few hours of writing in before I set off for a grueling day of cruising around the beautiful countryside. Do you see what lengths I go to provide you readers with my tasting notes?
The taste is also medium light and very complex. Hints of juniper, very faint citrus, flowers, and spice come through. It is very well balanced with no one flavor coming through more so than any other. While this is a classic London Dry style gin, it also is very smooth with no sharp notes and no burn. It is so enjoyably smooth it almost has an oily texture to it. If it wasn't a little before 7am I would have more to taste than the 1/2 ounce I alloted myself in my tasting snifter. I had forgotten how good this gin is since I haven't had it in awhile. Broker's call this a premium gin, and it most definitely is. I see why it has won so many awards. I eagerly look forward to this evening when I can get reacquainted with Broker's again in depth. I just wish I had a Derby to perch jauntily on my head as well.
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