During the heydays of gin research, I had experimented with nearly 50 different gins procured from very different countries. Gin and tonic is still Sharmila’s favorite drink. Whereas I have proceeded to experiment with other alcohols like mezcal.

This gin is really good. Got a very unique, soft and sweet aromatic nose. The botanicals are mostly local. Interestingly, it has Yaqona – which is used to make Kava. The native ginger Layalaya, “ugly lemon” Moli Kula and fresh curry leaves add some nice tones to the palate.

The juniper berries are not grown in Fiji though. They are brought in from Macedonia.

Not sure if this is easy to procure in the USA, but I highly recommend it, if you can get a bottle.

This is vodka with orange juice and cranberry juice. Need to find out the root of the name.