Animus Distillery Macedon Dry Gin

Animus Distillery Macedon Dry Gin is the distillery's flagship dry gin, juniper-led with Australian native botanicals.

It began as a homage to the great London Drys and then went its own way once lemon myrtle and mountain pepperberry were added to the juniper-heavy base. Those two natives bring a citrus edge and a piquant bite, and they lift the aromatics considerably. Cinnamon, cardamom, angelica root, clove, coriander seed, sarsaparilla root, star anise, lemon, lime, turmeric and rosemary fill out the rest. Much of the fresh material comes from the gin garden at the Kyneton distillery in the Macedon Ranges, picked on the day of distillation, and that freshness is not hard to find in the glass. Depth, complexity and balance make it an Australian classic.

Classic juniper with sappy freshness and spice running through a smooth, deep texture. Over ice with a good tonic and a twist of lemon is the default, and it will hold its own in a Martini, a Negroni or a Gimlet without needing any help.