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january/february 2015 / the tasting panel / 107 Reign of Teoir: Caorunn Small Batch Scoish Gin You'd be hard pressed to find a London dry gin with a greater sense of place—or terroir—than Caorunn Small Batch Scottish Gin. It's handcrafted in the Scottish Highlands using a handful of botanicals indigenous to the Speyside and pristine spring water drawn from the surrounding boreal forest. And while Caorunn (pronounced in Gaelic ka–ROON) meets all of the technical requirements of the "London dry" category, it doesn't drink like the prototype London dry. So if you're looking for a singular gin experience, Celtic-born Caorunn is just the ticket. The critically acclaimed brand is crafted at Balmenach Distillery in the Speyside region, best known for its tradition of hand-crafted single malt whiskies. There, Gin Master Simon Buley assembles a botanical blend that features six traditional botani- cals—juniper, orange peels, coriander seeds, cassia bark, angelica root and lemon peels—and five that are native to the Speyside—rowan berry, Coul Blush apple, dandelion, myrtle and Scottish heather.