Amuerte Coca Leaf Gin - Green Edition 70cl

Description

Amuerte Coca Leaf Gin - Green Edition

The history of the cocaine plant goes back to the Incan Empire, who used the plant in many ways, from fighting hunger, to curing various sicknesses.

Whilst travelling, the founders of Amuerte witnesses a local tribe chewiong on cocaine leaves. Trying themselves, they discovered the unique flavour inherent there. Having a history dating back well over 100 years in the making of gin, they utilised the knowledge and experience to create  a gin with passion, One which contained the vivacious coca leaf flavour (which has a similar flavour to green tea) which they blended with other botanicals.

With their Green edition (which is a strictly limited edition, and made for the summer), Amuerte have enhanced their signature coca leaf flavour with the Curuba fruit (also known as the banana passionfruit).

Native to the Andean valleys (from Bolivia to Venezuela), the banana passionfruit has been cultivated since pre-colombian times by different cultures in the western South American continent. It looks similar to a young unripened banana, but when cut open it has a glistening orange pulp thats studded with numerous black seeds.

The flavour is similar to passionfruit (it's from the same plant family), and has a tart and tangy flavour. 

A delicious summery edition from Amuerte, this is really fresh with a slight acidity - and is packed full of tropical flavour!

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Perfect Serve

To fully enjoy the flavours found in this gin it's best enjoyed with a neutral tonic (and we recommend Double Dutch Indian Tonic for this one).

Pour 50ml of the gin into a glass filled with ice, and add 100 - 150ml of the tonic. Garnish with the pulp of a fresh passionfruit - or if this isnt available, a slice of pineapple also works!