Orkney Gin Company Review & Tasting Notes


About Orkney Mikkelmas Gin
Mikkelmas Gin is the winter-inspired partner to Orkney Gin Company's summer-inspired Johnsmas Gin. Orkney Gin Company began as a hobby for founders Gary and Andrea Watt when they started making gin as gifts for friends. They have maintained their traditional 'bathtub' style using the cold compound process of gin making. Mikkelmas Gin is inspired by the rugged landscape of Orkney and features handpicked local botanicals and 7 times filtered grain spirit. It gets its name from the Mikkel Feast which marks the end of the harvest and the end of the summer on Orkney.
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The Gin Guide says...
Mikkelmas gin is a sumptuously warming, smooth and flavourful gin. With bold autumnal and wintery spices, Orkney Gin Company have definitely delivered on their inspiration from the Mikkel Feast. The botanicals and spices, including orange peel and cinnamon, make Mikkelmas Gin particularly enjoyable with ginger ale or in a hot toddy on a winter's day.

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Also try Orkney Gin Company's Johnsmas Gin. For another warming and spiced gin, try Ableforth's Bathtub Gin and Bertha's Revenge Gin. 
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Orkney Gin Information

ABV: 41.3%
Country: Scotland
Distillery: ​Orkney Gin Company
Price Band: £30 - £35
Website: www.orkneygincompany.co.uk
botanicals

Orkney Gin Botanicals

Botanicals: Including juniper, orange peel, cinnamon, rose hip, heather berries, mulled spices
Key Flavours: Juniper & winter spices
Garnish & Serving Suggestions

Orkney Gin Garnish & Serving Suggestions

Garnish / Perfect Serve: Orange Peel or Ginger
Serving Suggestions: Gin & Tonic, or with ginger ale or in a hot toddy

Mikkelmas Gin Tasting Notes

NOSE

Fragrant & spiced

PALATE

Smooth & warming,
with juniper spices & orange

FINISH

Warming,
with peppery notes & vanilla

Meet the Makers

Our gin is made from 7 times distilled premium grain spirit, using hand picked botanicals from our stunning surroundings. The bathtub style requires no heat, which gives our gin a completely unique taste, Like no other!"
- Gary Watt, Founder of Orkney Gin Company