Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin (750ml)
  • Category Gin
  • Style Dry Gin
  • Alcohol 47%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
  • berries
  • botanicals
  • citrus peel
  • dry
  • grain
  • lavender
  • pine
  • spicy

Monkey 47

Schwarzwald Dry Gin (750ml) (0.75l, 47%*) *please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary
Price $66.99

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A cult-like Gin.

Monkey 47 is distilled by Christoph Keller for Alexander Stein of Black Forest Distillers. Monkey 47 is very much a novelty within the Gin Universe, unique because of its low production and a real difference in style and taste. 
 
Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Gin is obtained by double distillation of sugar beet molasses and a third distillation with botanicals, aged in clay pots. Made with 47 botanicals and bottled at 47%, they also use a secret weapon typical to the Black Forest in the mix - lingonberries. It's become almost a cult like Gin over the recent years and in case you haven't had a taste of this flavor bomb, we can give you nothing else but a recommendation of the highest order! 

An extraordinary Gin. Period.
  • Category Gin
  • Style Dry Gin
  • Alcohol 47%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.

Appearance / Color
Clear with a silvery, glycerous appearance.
 
Aroma / Smell / Nose
Crisp and fresh on the nose. The initial perfumed burst is of sweet berry / juniper and assorted fresh citrus peel; further aeration releases pine needle, lavender and clove-like scents. Distinctive and somewhat unconventional, some tasters found the aromatics a little cologne like.
 
Flavor / Taste / Palate
On the palate, this begins soft and glycerous, gradually building intensity, climaxing in an explosion of peppers; Mid palate is off dry and oily with juniper, lavender, pine needle and spice. Some tangy notes in the mouth add extra freshness to the traditional characters. Fairly complex.
 
Finish
Good balance of all components and racy, fresh finish, flavors persisting into the long, dry after taste.

Comment 
Bracing stuff!

Flavor Spiral
Lavender, pine, dry, lingonberry, botanicals, sweet, berries, citrus peel, grain.
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  • berries
  • botanicals
  • citrus peel
  • dry
  • grain
  • lavender
  • pine
  • spicy
Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin (750ml)
Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin (750ml)
Dog Dogson's Smartass corner
Character Dogson
After leaving the Royal Airforce in 1951, Commander Collins determinedly took to watchmaking, but showed no talent for it.
The Black Forest distillery has been dubbed “The Wild Monkey.” The original farmstead was restored to its former glory in 2014, and renovated by architect Philipp Mainzer with an exquisite, modern, elegant design.
How much Tonic is in a Gin & Tonic? The ideal proportions for a perfect Gin & Tonic is one part Gin and two parts Tonic.
While juniper-heavy Gin is perfect for your daily G&T, it is also complemented extremely well by tea flavours such as Earl Grey. Try steeping Earl Grey tea bags in Gin for an hour before mixing it with lemon juice and soda for a refreshing tipple. This one gets you additional kudos, so let’s keep it between us.
Gin gets its dominant flavour from juniper berries. As with many other spirits, Gin was originally intended to be used as medicine. Yeah right!
As producers try to develop new styles and flavors of Gin, to push the category and find a niche, the need for trying new methods of extracting flavors, as well as using more unusual botanicals, has grown.

One such way is the vacuum distillation method, when the redistillation of botanicals takes place in a vacuum.
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Dog Dogson's Smartass corner
Character Dogson
After leaving the Royal Airforce in 1951, Commander Collins determinedly took to watchmaking, but showed no talent for it.
The Black Forest distillery has been dubbed “The Wild Monkey.” The original farmstead was restored to its former glory in 2014, and renovated by architect Philipp Mainzer with an exquisite, modern, elegant design.
How much Tonic is in a Gin & Tonic? The ideal proportions for a perfect Gin & Tonic is one part Gin and two parts Tonic.
While juniper-heavy Gin is perfect for your daily G&T, it is also complemented extremely well by tea flavours such as Earl Grey. Try steeping Earl Grey tea bags in Gin for an hour before mixing it with lemon juice and soda for a refreshing tipple. This one gets you additional kudos, so let’s keep it between us.
Gin gets its dominant flavour from juniper berries. As with many other spirits, Gin was originally intended to be used as medicine. Yeah right!
As producers try to develop new styles and flavors of Gin, to push the category and find a niche, the need for trying new methods of extracting flavors, as well as using more unusual botanicals, has grown.

One such way is the vacuum distillation method, when the redistillation of botanicals takes place in a vacuum.
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