KWV Cruxland Gin, 70cl

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You might expect a costlier price tag, but, despite its intricate ingredients, Cruxland won’t break the bank. We’d be very interested to see what the Kalahari truffle distillate tastes like separately, or even mixed into a more traditional base. It is, after-all, the namesake botanical: the Crux Constellation is an alternative name for the Southern Cross, and as ‘X’ marks the spot when truffle hunting, it ties in neatly. We always find ourselves re-tracing our footsteps down memory lane when we’ve comfortably sat ourselves down at sunset with a Cruxland gin in hand. I still find it incredible how many memories a sight, a smell, a taste or a sound can invoke. Cruxland Gin deserves classic, and begs for you to be bold. As bold as the incredibly rare and enigmatic Kalahari N’abbas, also known as ‘Kalahari truffles’ that form the base of this gin.

Eftersmag: Ret krydret og varm med noter af sort peber, enebær og roiboos- men de bløde og rige noter af trøfler runder den lækkert af. Made in South Africa, this Cruxland Gin is infused with Kalahari truffle to give it its distinctive taste, alongside more standard botanicals like honeybush and almond. The sound of laughter and our clinking glasses of Cruxland, there’s always time to adventure, whether in memory or in armchair. Steeped in stories and the spirit of the venturesome, Cruxland Gin invites the explorer inside all of us to get out and make memories. Cruxland GinMen kun de mest trænede øjne kan få øje på de unikke kalahari-trøfler, som gemmer sig under ørkenens hårde, tørre sandjord. Derfor får CRUXLAND GIN hjælp fra indfødte folk fra Kalahari-ørkenen til at indsamle de værdifulde trøfler. Sloe gin is a much loved variant that will be familiar to any connoisseurs of the drink. It also serves as the inspiration behind Boodles Mulberry Gin, which swaps out the sloes for mulberries, resulting in an exotic twist on the classic tipple. Cruxland behøver vel nærmest ingen introduktion, da ginen efterhånden har vundet sig ind som en sand favorit rundt omkring i verden. Herhjemme i Danmark er det heller ingen undtagelse, hvor Cruxland med sin karismatiske charme har vundet indpas som den mest solgte sydafrikanske gin. Den er unik hele vejen gennem – se bare på flasken, eller på den vedlagte botanicalliste, der blandt andet fremhæves med de såkaldte ‘Kalahari-trøfler’. Disse trøfler vokser i Kalahari-ørkenen, der er hjemsted for N’abba-jægere, som er et vaskeægte nomadefolk, der jævnligt tager på jagt efter netop denne sjældne trøffel.

It was actually The Tall Hedonist who first drew my attention to Cruxland Gin. An event on my social calendar that I never, ever miss, I first laid eyes on Cruxland at the 2018 Cape Town Gin and Tonic Festival. The photo below captures a bit of the festival two years ago. Ideen bag CRUXLAND GIN var at lave en distinkt sydafrikansk gin. Og den skulle naturligvis indeholde en af de mest unikke ingredienser, som landet kan byde på – de sjældne ørkentrøfler fra Kalahari. The beach, the jungle, the mountains. Cities or rivers or grasslands. Wherever your next journey might take you, let KWV Cruxland Gin frame your adventure with a glass filled with memories. IntroductionFrom the heart of Africa comes a extraordinary gin: Cruxland. Produced by world-renowned spirits artisan KWV, two unique offerings elevate the gin experience. The collaboration with Cornwall’s Sharp’s Brewery uses three different hops in the distillation process, alongside the usual botanicals. Producenten af CRUXLAND DRY GIN har det ikke så sexede navn KWV (Koöperatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Suid-Afrika). Det startede som et kooperativ for vindyrkere i Sydafrika men i dag er det et af de største distributører af vin og sydafrika i verden. Men. De producerer altså også stadig selv både vin og spiritus i lange baner. Bland andet altså denne smukke og unikke sag. Til advents- og kalendergaver Her finder du vores forslag til hvad december måned kunne byde på af overraskelser i kalendergaverne. Små flasker/gaveæsker, som enhver modtager ville blive glade for. Bemærk at den smukke flaske indeholder 1 liter sydafrikansk gin på 43% alkohol. Se alle vores andre lækre Gin fra Sydafrika her. Cruxland Gin Smagsnoter:

Fast forward a few years, and it’s still our top gin in The Little House. Always welcomed on a lazy weekend or after a long day’s work, we often drink it without the frills or fancies. Mikses Med: Vi kan godt lide en let og mild tonic, som lader de sydafrikanske ingredienser og trøfler træde frem. Derfor anbefaler vi dig at mikse den med Fever Tree Light Tonic eller Franklin & Sons Indian Tonic. Vi kan godt lide noget syre som garnish – prøv den eksempelvis med grapeskal. Cruxland Dry Gin Botanicals: Relaterede varer To return your product, you should mail your product to: Unit 8, East End, Prime Park, Printers Way, Montague Gardens, 7441 Now… Kalahari truffles are – according to all sources – a rich, earthy addition. While their inclusion is a real point of interest, in our opinion their presence isn’t that well felt. Instead it’s those crazy fynbos ingredients that shout out, along with the grape base and aniseed, resulting in a crisp, bushy green gin that very much errs on the side of a “New Western”.Den fungerer bedst med en ikke for kraftig tonic, og vi kan derfor anbefale Folkington’s Indian Tonic Light. Harris Distillery also sell their Sugar Kelp Aromatic Water separately, to add even more crisp sea air to your drink.

Her præsenterer vi vinderen fra World Gin Awards; Cruxland Gin. Det er Sydafrika på flaske. Destillatet er lavet af sydafrikanske druer, og blandt de spændende botanicals finder vi bl.a. de fornemme Kalahari ørkentrøfler! Men for lige at understrege det sydafrikanske yderligere, er der også anvendt lokale rooibos og honeybush. Derudover er der infuseret med mere klassiske botanicals som; kardemomme, citron, mandler, koriander, anis og naturligvis enebær. Den er dobbeltdestilleret i gamle pot-stills, og der er tale om håndværk af høj, høj kvalitet. If the weight exceeds 25kg's there will be an excess delivery charge. We will notify you first before any excess charge is applied. To make Cruxland Gin, du Toit and the team produce a neutral wine spirit. This spirit is then placed into the 500-litre pot still alongside a makeshift teabag containing the majority of the botanicals. The Kalahari truffle is distilled separately, and doesn’t meet the rest of the botanicals until long after the run, where the two distillates are blended along with additional grape neutral spirit and cut down with water to 43% ABV. Cruxland Gin to taste… Smag: En fyldig og kompleks smag mødes os – og det er svært at udskille de enkelte botanicals. Men udover enebær kan vi smage roiboss, kardemomme og strejf af anis. Og så er der trøflerne.. De giver en blød, rig umamiagtig tone til den fyldige krop. We wanted to create a special gin with botanicals typical to South Africa and knew we needed a special ingredient to complement the flavours of the other botanicals,” said master distiller Pieter de Bod.To celebrate their incredible feat at the 2020 World Gin Awards, team Cruxland sent a bottle my way. Always itching for an outdoor adventure, I knew just the perfect place to honour this incredible gin.