Maior Gin

While I haven't reached the Mediterranean yet, I hope it smells like this. It truly is an aroma from a place that is rich, varied, and beautiful. It's less herbal and less complex than Gin Mare, but more fruity and tropical. I detect notes of sweet oranges, rosemary, flowers, Sprite, thyme, and juniper. On the palate, it's rich and sweet, with plenty of candied orange, confectioner's sugar, rosemary, white icing, pine needles, and Sprite. There's a touch of spice at the finish, but no real heat. Personally, I think it could benefit from a higher proof, and it's a little too sweet, but it's an easy sipper, which has its own value. A steal at $24.99 (on sale for $22.99), it transports my mind elsewhere... more pleasant, more relaxed, more... ugh. I remember the alarm will sadly sound in the morning... oh well, this will work for now.

A crisp, 100% local Gin from Bodegas Suau in Mallorca, Spain crafted with juniper, rosemary, Sóller orange peel & fig leaf using the original family recipe first distilled in 1919. 4 different distillations are carried out so that the unique components of each of the botanicals are not lost. The fig leaf is distilled at a lower temperature, as it is very delicate. It opens with notes of citrus, berries & herbs; while a Mediterranean life adds notes of juniper, Sóller oranges, fig leaves & rosemary; that led to a crisp & balanced death of medium length. August 2022 / 2025

A delightful Gin, subtly sweet, quite approachable and mellow. It might be missing some character, but they clearly aimed for simplicity, and they achieved it well.