Poor Toms Sydney Dry Gin
Jesse Kennedy, 26, and Griffin Blumer, 25, are the young guns behind Marrickville’s boutique gin operation, Poor Toms. The two met in high school in Canberra and then shared a house in Sydney after graduating, with Kennedy working as an investment banker and Blumer pursuing an acting career. But it was a mutual love of gin that would set them onto the craft liquor path.
The final product is a dry, wheat-based gin flavoured with strawberry gum (leaves), lemon myrtle and Granny Smith apple. “We’ve gone for a fairly subtle, fruity, fresh, floral flavour that makes it easy to drink a double – triple even,” explains Kennedy. “Dangerously easy, some would say,”
Botanicals
Juniper, freshly pressed granny smith green apples, chamomile, lemon myrtle, strawberry gum leaf, cinnamon, cardamom, cubeb pepper, angelica root, coriander
Taste Profile
Clear. Drier styled with a complex bouquet that includes lemon verbena, liquorice root, hints of chamomile and pepper with later passes adding potpourri and turmeric-like scents over understated juniper and applemint. Clean, crisp delivery; mid palate features piney juniper, dried citrus peel and hints of applemint; excellent length. Finishes pleasantly peppery, refreshing and elegant with delicate bitter lemon peel, peppermint and juniper in the aftertaste. Outstanding.
