An Dúlamán Irish Maritime Gin

An Dúlamán Irish Maritime Gin is the first gin to be produced in County Donegal. The special thing about this exceptional gin is that it captures "Draiochtna Farraige", the "magic of the sea": it is made with five local types of seaweed and six other botanicals. One of these seaweeds, Channel Wreck, is called An Dulaman in Irish and gives the gin its name.

To give An Dulaman Irish Maritime Gin its characteristic complexity and smoothness, it is produced in "Meabh", a handmade 500-liter still, at a low alcohol content and a precise temperature range to do justice to the fine seaweed. Each distillation of the small batch gin produces only around 600 bottles.

The dark glass bottle in which the gin is presented is reminiscent of the bottles from old Spanish Armada wrecks found all along the coast and features a wax seal and bottle neck label with batch number, bottle number and the coordinates of the Sliabh Liag Distillery. It also shows the moon phase in which the seaweed from each batch was harvested and is signed by the "Gin Queen" Moira Doherty.

On the palate, this masterful gin displays soft juniper notes up front, but then reveals its complexity and reveals its richness with umami and salty notes, spice and a pleasant softness with a hint of earthiness and tannins. After a while, a pleasant warmth emerges with a hint of peach flavors. An Dulaman Irish Maritime Gin is wonderful to combine with a lemony tonic water.