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Last Updated on July 8, 2018

Cocktails and More with Truffled Gin and Vermouth:

Whenever I hear the word truffle I get excited. Let’s add another word…How about gin?  Now my pulse is starting to race with heady thoughts of Allesandro Palazzi’s Truffle Martinis at Duke’s Bar in St James…
CRUXLAND Truffle GIN REGAL ROGUE
 So when asked to review South African [amazon_textlink asin=’B01M6B83VC’ text=’Cruxland Gin’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’https://affiliate-program.amazon.co.uk/home/account/tag/manage?tracking_id=london-unattached-widget-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’d59de3fb-5ce9-11e8-9694-810dbe362b62′] and [amazon_textlink asin=’B0141GRYDO’ text=’Regal Rogue Vermouth’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’https://affiliate-program.amazon.co.uk/home/account/tag/manage?tracking_id=london-unattached-widget-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’f1601085-5ce9-11e8-9b75-f5f58bc2cd17′] from the noted South African winemakers KWV I didn’t have to think for very long. But where do the truffles come in? Cruxland Gin is a double pot distilled London Dry Gin which is then re-distilled with 100% grape spirits. Its USP is the addition of Kalahari truffles along with juniper berries and nine other signature botanicals. In the final stage of the process, it is also cold filtered for an extra smooth taste.
 The name Cruxland came about because the nomadic people of the Kalahari call the vast expanses of desert ‘land of the stars’ because of the lighting shaped X cracks in the soil. And since the Crux Constellation is another name for the Southern Cross, the inspired makers of this artisanal gin decided to pay homage to the truffle and named their gin Cruxland.CRUXLAND GIN AND TONIC 2
For our first tasting, we took a nip of neat Cruxland Gin. I gave it a good sniff. There were fresh aromas of juniper and lemon, enhanced by coriander and spice and the earthy hint of Kalahari truffles. After the first sip and the initial hit of the alcohol on the tongue, I could taste juniper berries, the spice from the coriander, aniseed and cardamom and then the cooling finish from honeybush, rooibos, almond and lemon.

 The classic test of a Gin is, of course, a gin and tonic. Using my favourite tonic, the subtly astringent Fever Tree tonic, we loaded our highball glasses with ice and hey presto it was Gin o’ Clock! The Cruxland G&T was very fresh tasting with a wonderfully long finish highlighting the truffle notes. If you want to try one

CRUXLAND GIN REGAL ROGUE
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Cruxland Gin and Tonic
Prep Time
5 mins
 


Course: Cocktails
Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1 measure (50ml) Cruxland Gin
  • Ice
  • Orange Peel or Lemon Slice to garnish
Instructions

  1. Use a large wine goblet or a tall, slim highball glass. Fill the glass with the ice.!

  2. Next, pour over the Cruxland Gin topping up with Fever-Tree Indian tonic water. 

  3. Garnish with a curl of lime or lemon, swizzle and serve!

Next up we moved on to gin martinis (It’s a hard job!). Regal Rogue is a New World Australian quaffing vermouth, made with 100% Australian wine married with native Australian aromatics and containing 30% less sugar than traditional European vermouth. This makes it positively healthy in my eyes! Having tried the Regal Rogue Lively White Vermouth neat (highly recommended as an aperitif especially on the rocks) it was time to make a Regal Rogue Truffle Martini…

 

CRUXLAND GIN REGAL ROGUE
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Cruxland Gin Truffle Martini
Ingredients
  • Cruxland Gin
  • Regal Rogue Lively White Vermouth
  • Ice
Instructions

  1. Shake equal measures Regal Rogue Lively White Vermouth and Cruxland Gin over ice.


  2. Strain and serve in a chilled Martini glass.

It makes for a deliciously flavoured martini which is not too strong. The blend of the gin’s botanicals and the Vermouth’s aromatics creates a heady taste that is genuinely pleasurable.

Find out more about Regal Rogue Lively White Vermouth and Cruxland Gin on their websites by clicking through.

And why not pin these cocktail recipes for later;)

Truffled Gin Martini with Cruxland and Regal Rogue

You can buy both Cruxland Gin and Regal Rogue Vermouth from leading off-licences or through the Amazon links below.

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Dr Adrian York

About Dr Adrian York

Dr Adrian York is a musician, academic and writer specialising in opera, theatre and restaurant reviews as well as writing and broadcasting about popular culture. He studied music under Jonathan Harvey at the University of Sussex and then at the Guildhall School of Music and brings unparalleled expertise to his craft.

With a day job lecturing in music at the University of Westminster and playing the piano at night at London’s Groucho Club, Dr York is a prize-winning writer with many articles published in London Unattached, The Independent, The Huffington Post and The Conversation as well as being a regular interviewee on the BBC.

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Comments

  5. Teresa sheldon says

    This gin sounds divine the coriander and truffle influence with the juniper berries sound a wonderful combination I think il definately have to invest in a bottle for a different gin and tonic

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