Tasting Notes for Blind Tiger Organic Mandarin Gin from the Winery

Blind Tiger Organic Mandarin Gin is carefully handcrafted in small batches from Organic “Dancy” and “Imperial” Mandarins grown in the sun-drenched Riverland of South Australia. The Mandarins were peeled and the pulp discarded, and peel kept in varietal batches. 1/3 of the peel was soaked fresh overnight in organic spirit then distilled varietally as a separate run the following day. Remaining 2/3 of peel was air dried in the Distillery above the pot stills and then distilled in small batches. The fresh and dry Imperial mandarin distillates were blended together, as were the two Dancy distillates creating 2 different styles of mandarin concentrates. Selected amounts of the two mandarin concentrates were then blended together with the 6 Blind Tiger London Dry botanicals and organic wheat spirit.

It is an explosion of exotic botanicals infused with intense mandarin aromas from the Imperials with the Dancy’s coming through mid palate with a refreshing juicy citrus finish to create the perfect gin to serve neat over ice, with soda or in a Gin and Fever Tree Aromatic Tonic, with a twist of orange peel and sliced mandarin segments, for that extra level of flavour and excitement.

Blind Tiger Organic Gin

In the 1920s Prohibition Era, a “Blind Tiger” was an establishment known to illegally sell alcohol, with a focus on celebrating the exciting flavour and taste of liquor cocktails, many of which were Gin based.

Blind Tiger Organic Gin is distilled in small batches and is a complex, yet elegant and aromatic gin made from the finest certified organic botanicals.

Recipes for Gin Combos:

Mandarin G&T (Simple & Fresh)

Ingredients:

• 50ml Blind Tiger Mandarin Gin
• 150ml quality tonic
• fresh mandarin slices
• fresh thyme sprig
• ice

Method:

Fill a large glass with ice, add gin, top with tonic, gently stir, and garnish with mandarin & thyme.

Mandarin Tom Collins (Classic Citrus)

Ingredients:

• 30ml Blind Tiger Mandarin Gin
• juice of half a lemon
• 2 tsp caster sugar
• 60ml soda water
• lemon slice
• ice.

Method:

Stir sugar, lemon juice, and gin in a highball glass with ice. Top with soda and garnish with lemon.

Mandarin Southside (Herbal & Zesty)

Ingredients:

• 50ml Blind Tiger Mandarin Gin
• 20ml Cucumber Syrup (or fresh cucumber)
• 4-6 fresh mint leaves
• lime juice
• ice.

Method:

Muddle mint in a shaker, add gin, lime juice, and syrup. Shake well with ice, then strain into a chilled glass.

Winter Mandarin Sour (Rich & Balanced)

Ingredients:

• 60ml Mandarin Gin
• 30ml lemon juice
• 15ml egg white or aqua faba (vegan alternative)
• 6 muddled mandarin slices
• ice

Method:

Dry shake (without ice) for 20s, then shake with ice for 10s. Fine strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube, garnish with mandarin. 

(SKU: BT_Gin_Mandarin)