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Solway Cortes Gin: Aztec-Inspired Chocolate and Chilli From Scotland

Solway Cortes Gin: Aztec-Inspired Chocolate and Chilli From Scotland

7 /10
EDITOR
Distillery: Solway Spirits
Type: Flavoured
ABV: 40% ABV
Price: £34
Botanicals: juniper, chocolate, chilli, vanilla, cinnamon

Tasting Notes

Nose

Rich chocolate with chilli warmth — vanilla and cinnamon adding Aztec spice character

Palate

Warm cocoa with chilli heat — the Scottish gin base providing juniper backbone, vanilla smoothing the spice, genuinely bold and exotic

Finish

Chilli warmth with chocolate lingering — Aztec indulgence from the Scottish Solway coast

First Impressions

Solway Cortes is Aztec-inspired — named for Hernán Cortés. Chocolate and chilli with vanilla and cinnamon. Bold and exotic from the coast.

Tasting

Chocolate-chilli nose. Warm cocoa with spice on palate. Chilli-chocolate finish.

The Bottom Line

Solway Cortes earns a 7 for Aztec-Scottish fusion that surprises and delights.

Ash Carrington
Ash Carrington
Reviews Editor

Contemporary Gin, New Western, Asian Spirits, Craft Distilling

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