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Earlier in May we had the opportunity to send David T. Smith of Summer Fruit Cup, four samples of McQueen Gin. Here is an exert of the full blog -

Cocktails with… McQueen Gins Posted on May 30, 2016 by DTS

McQueen Gin is made at the Trossachs Distillery in Callander, Scotland and is made using locally-sourced juniper. McQueen have really embraced the idea of the Signature Botanical Gin; that is a gin flavoured purely through distillation (aka London Gin) that has a signature botanical or flavour. This kind of gin has been on the rise in the last year or so; McQueen are spot-on-trend with their new range of four gins.

The flavours of their signature gins will rotate, depending on seasonality and popularity, and supporters of McQueen will get to have their say, too. So far, most other Signature Botanical Gins have been confined to flavours of a single botanical, but McQueen have taken it a step further with this selection…

Read the full story and David’s tasting notes on each of our four flavours - link to the full story.

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Hi Dale

Thanks for the samples! Total fun, we’ve been playing with them this morning. They’re great and totally unique which is a hard thing to do now in the gin market place.

As promised a fully blind approach to them!

Sweet citrus - Has Mediterranean vibes for me. My thoughts would be naturally sits very well with Fever-Tree Med or 1724 garnished with orange or grapefruit. Simple tasty and I suspect will end up being the biggest seller.

Smokey Chilli - I was expecting a massive overload of flavour and in-fact it’s far more balanced and unique than i expect so top work! It has the bite of chilli and spice at the end so i’d be tempted to try going down the ginger ale route with fresh chilli or ginger to make something very fun and unique.

Mocha - I’m a coffee and chocolate fan so it was always going to be a guilty pleasure. It’s screaming gin based Espresso martini for me! Class gin + mixer wise more of a challenge. Coffee beans as a garnish but i’m tempted to say just regular Fever-Tree or similar to allow the natural flavours to shine though. Big fan!

Chocolate mint - For me the most bizarre and difficult one as it’s got loads going on. G&T with classic tonic (possibly Fentimans 19:05 herbal would be fun!) sprig of mint is natural with it and sweet citrus seems to complement this well. It’s the one I think is the most mad and fun for people to look at and will also appeal to non-gin drinkers.

All in all a very very unique set which is great.

Have a great weekend and thanks again for the samples.

James

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We have the opportunity to give away 5 x 2 tickets to the BBC Good Food Show - October 20th and 22nd 2017 at the SECC Glasgow. The competition closes midnight on 14th October 2017.

There are 3 chances to be a winner -

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Competition rules

The competition is open to anyone resident in the UK and over the age of 18. The venue may ask for proof of age on the day of attending. McQueen Gin and Trossachs Distillery Ltd accept no responsibility for the winner being refused entry.

Competition winners will be contacted after the draw on Sunday 15th October. The tickets are not valid for entry on Saturday 21st October 2017.

Tickets will either be dispatched shortly after the 15th of October or can be arrange to be picked up at the door to the show. The judges decision is final.

Tickets cannot be exchange for a any monetary value.

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