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Nashoba Perfect 10

Nashoba Perfect 10

You can date the Massachusetts craft distilling movement from the first small distiller's license granted to Rich Pelletier and Nashoba Winery in 2003. Since their first spirits, Nashoba has added a whole range of products, including their Perfect 10 Gin.  

Nashoba Perfect 10 is named for the 10 botanicals that the vapor passes through in the still: juniper berries, elderberry, lemon, orange peel, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, anise and fennel.

The result is delicious and complex, but maybe tricky to use in a cocktail. I tried it neat and in small 4:1 Martinis with Dolin, Vya, and Martini & Rossi Dry Vermouth. The Dolin worked best, but I am not sure a Martini is the best showcase for the Perfect 10.

I haven't tried it in a gin and tonic, but here's why:

It's a spicy gin more than a floral or citrusy or minerally one. Look at the list: allspice, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, anise - it's like a Christmas Pudding! To make a good cocktail with it, work with its strengths, in this case think bitters and sweet Vermouth. It does very nicely in the 3:1:1 Martinis, which can be problematic for London Dry Gins and for the more citrusy gins.

What I really like, though, is this: The Nashoba Perfect 10 makes an utterly superb Pink Gin.   

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