Principe de los Apostoles Mate Gin
London Dry 40.5% ABV
22 March 2026
Argentine Innovation
Principe de los Apostoles brings Argentine mate culture to gin-making with brilliant results. At 40.5% the London Dry base is infused with a grassy, vegetal mate character that's utterly captivating.
3 March 2026
South American Craft
Using yerba mate in a London Dry gin is inspired. At 40.5% the herbal, slightly bitter mate character adds a fascinating dimension. Pairs brilliantly with grapefruit tonic.
31 January 2026
Too Grassy for My Liking
I can respect the innovation of using yerba mate, but the resulting green, vegetal flavour at 40.5% is too far from traditional gin territory for me. The herbal bitterness overwhelms the juniper.
26 December 2025
Revolutionary Argentine Gin
Principe de los Apostoles is one of the most original gins on the planet. The yerba mate at 40.5% ABV creates a London Dry of extraordinary character — green, herbaceous, bitter, and utterly magnificent.
4 December 2025
Yerba Mate Meets Gin
The yerba mate gives this London Dry a uniquely South American character. At 40.5% ABV there's a green, herbaceous quality that's unlike anything else in the gin world. Genuinely original.
10 November 2025
Green and Herbaceous
The mate botanical dominates in the best possible way. At 40.5% ABV this London Dry has a green, herbal quality that's fresh and invigorating. The pale green colour is striking too.
1 October 2025
Unique Botanical Choice
The yerba mate influence gives this gin at 40.5% ABV a distinctive bitterness and herbaceous quality. It's different from anything else on the shelf and rewards adventurous palates.