Again, I don't get to choose because I don't have options. Very, very few places ship to me so that leaves almost no options.
Some interesting choices in my most recent order include a cloudberry gin and seaweed gin. The majority of my order being rum.
Seaweed:
Juniper, seaweed (we use dulse, from the Grand Banks) and a touch of savoury make a pure Newfoundland gin that has a hint of the ocean in it. This is refreshing, like being enveloped in an ocean mist surrounded by a host of pure local botanicals. We've kept it very simple and very pure and we think this is a fine twist on the way gin should be!
Cloudberry
This gin is full of juniper and cloudberry (bakeapple) picked from the wilds of Placentia Bay, with a little savory from Mt Scio. We've tried to keep if very pure and simple using only local botanicals. This one is a little fruity, the cloudberries giving it a few citrus notes which balance out the juniper. Our Gin won a silver medal at the San Francisco World Spirit Competition in 2018 and a silver medal at the 2020 New York Spirit Awards.
Lastly I am also trying this:
Our Aquavit is the first spirit ever produced in Newfoundland that used grain grown in Newfoundland and which has been legally distilled in the province. The ingredients come from coast to coast; the Bee Better Honey from Grand Falls - Windsor, the peat and juniper from Clarke’s Beach and a dash of savory from Mt. Scio in St John’s. Aquavit is a Nordic spirit which is traditionally a grain based alcohol flavoured with local herbs and botanicals. We’ve made ours unique to Newfoundland and in some ways it’s a young ‘wannabe’ whisky; there’s a hint of smokiness, the campfire is there safely in the distance, a little bit of earthiness from the peat, herbal notes from the savory and a comforting roundness from a small touch of honey. This is a young smooth spirit, reminiscent of the aromas and purity of a walk through the Newfoundland wilderness. Aquavit can be enjoyed in many ways, from straight, over ice and in many whisky based cocktails, from an old fashioned, to an aquavit sour and even a hot toddy! Our Aquavit won a silver medal at the 2019 San Francisco World Spirit Awards.
Some rums:
Gunpowder and Rose Rum is made with the key flavours of gunpowder, using sea salt from the Newfoundland Salt Company for the taste of salt petre, locally harvested kelp which is a natural source of sulphur and some charred birch for the carbon flavours which contrast with the floral notes of wild Newfoundland roses. This makes for a unique rum, that opens up with the gunpowder flavours before the mellower tones of the aged rum, with hints of vanilla come into play, followed by the aromatic scents of wild Newfoundland roses. In the navy rum was always ‘proofed’ before the sailors were given their daily ration, To do this the purser would put some gunpowder in the rum and light it. If it flared up, the rum was as it should be and the sailors would know they were getting their proper measure. We have taken this idea and balanced it with the hint of roses to make a unique amber rum that satisfies those looking for a traditional rum and those looking for more subtle flavours with complex undertones.
Our Gunpowder & Rose Rum was selected as Best Spiced Rum in Canada at the 2020 World Rum Awards
Our Chaga Rum is a premium spirit made using 5 year old Demerara rum from Guyana which is finely infused in Clarke’s Beach with chaga harvested from central Newfoundland and honey from Grand Falls- Windsor. The flavours capture the deep earthy notes of the chaga which bring out rich hints of truffle, chocolate and coffee balanced by the classic deep notes of the rum, held together by a touch of honey - perfect for savouring and warming up with! The Chaga Rum was selected as Best Canadian Spiced Rum at the 2019 World Rum Awards in London. It also won a silver medal and the San Francisco World Spirit Awards in 2019
This post was edited by SBD on Jan 8 2021 03:25pm