DRINKS – Bass & Flinders Truffle Gin

I discovered Bass & Flinders distillery on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia quite by accident whilst at a recent truffle festival.  They were represented at the festival with their Truffle Gin which was available for tasting.  I had tasted an experimental truffle gin made by a Sydney company the previous week and liked the taste but was disappointed it was not available commercially.  And then I discovered this.  As a gin, it is smooth on the palate, the aromas are not too strong and the truffle flavour is not too over powering.  I liked it neat or with just a hint of tonic water – you need to be careful which tonic water you use as many are simply too sweet an the flavours do not mix well.  Fever-Tree do a range of different tonic waters that are worth trying with different gins.  Their Indian Tonic Water works well with this gin.