First Impressions
McQueen Chocolate Mint creates After Eight gin from the Trossachs National Park.
The Bottom Line
McQueen Chocolate Mint earns a 7 for Trossachs After Eight indulgence.
Flavoured
McQueen Chocolate Mint Gin: Trossachs Indulgence From Scotland's National Park
Tasting Notes
Nose
After Eight chocolate-mint — indulgent and immediately recognisable
Palate
Rich chocolate with cool mint — the Scottish gin base providing juniper structure, After Eight indulgence in spirit form
Finish
Minty-chocolate warmth — Trossachs indulgence lingering
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Amelie Farnham
Gin & Botanicals EditorAmelie came to gin via botany — she studied plant sciences at Edinburgh before realising her real interest lay in what happened to botanicals after they reached the still. She has visited over a hundr...
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