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Iceberg Gin

Price

$11.66/375ML

Bought at

Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (Halifax)

I am not and never have been a fan of Gin; as a rule, I find its taste reminiscent of lower range aftershave on a hot day. About once a year, however, driven, perhaps by a taste for novelty, perhaps by the call of London's East-end, I feel compelled to buy a half-bottle of the stuff to see if my tastes have changed, which they usually haven't. This time around, the recipient of my adventurousness was Iceberg Gin, new companion to Iceberg Vodka, a fine, if atypical, vodka, reviewed elsewhere in these pages. Such close companions are they, that they share the same bottle design, save for the labels and the different colours of the contents. At first sip, I was pleasantly surprised to find the taste of botanicals much lighter than is usual with some of the big names which we all know and, sometimes, love. This makes Iceberg the most drinkable Gin I have yet encountered. I will unfortunately not go into details as to what it tastes like, because all Gins more or less taste the same to me, as, I am sure, Scotch all taste the same to some, but I will go on to say that this was fairly pleasant and painless. The only thing to mar my temporary honeymoon in Gin Lane was the creeping sweetness Iceberg displayed after a few glasses, which can make a man devilishly thirsty for, incredible but true, water! One question remains, and it is that of whether they use their Vodka as a base for the gin infusion: unfortunately, the botanical taste was still too strong for me to tell with certainty, though the sweetness and some of the nose characteristics would lead me to a non-commital yes. This would probably not be a great mixer, given its milder taste, but it could be a great alternative to those, like me, who find the Tankarays, Bombays and other AYs a little too herbaceous for their palate.

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