Review: Gregarious Gin

Review: Gregarious Gin

We’ve covered a couple of spirits from MISCellaneous Distillery in the past. Today we turn our attention to the Maryland-based operation’s gin, Gregarious.

What’s most notable about Gregarious is not its botanical bill — which includes six ingredients, none disclosed — but rather its distillate base, which is made from Domino Sugar molasses.

Let’s give it a try.

Like juniper? Like herbs? Like a heavy earthiness in your gin? You’ve got it here with Gregarious, which is aromatically dusty and dense, with a sharp licorice character amidst notes of thyme and black pepper. The palate is, put simply, a bit strange, with notes of green herbs, more licorice, and Brussels sprouts. What starts off savory becomes even more so over time, leading to a finish of sage, incense, and sandalwood. Heavily pungent through and through, it’s a gin that laughs at your need for balance and says you’ll drink your herbs and like it.

80 proof.

B / $40 / miscdistillery.com

Gregarious Gin

$40
8

Rating

8.0/10

A veteran journalist, the author of four books, a published poet, and an award-winning winemaker, Christopher Null has more than 25 years of experience writing about wine and spirits. He founded Drinkhacker in 2007. He also writes regularly about the science of booze for WIRED and is an occasional contributor to ADI's Distiller magazine. He has been a judge for both the American Distilling Institute Judging of Craft Spirits and Whiskies of the World spirits competitions and often works as a consultant, developing formal tasting notes for spirits brands around the world.

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