Oliphant

Gin
Purchase Price: $15
Place of Purchase: Warehouse - New York, NY
Rating: 7.9

Sometimes gin is a damn hard drink to review. Oliphant (Dutch for elephant—in Swahili these large animals are sometimes called “Jumbe” or “chief” which is where the name Jumbo was derived) is pleasant enough as one half of a gin and tonic, but I can’t think of much to say about it beyond this simple truth. It’s from Holland, whose national drink is a similar spirit they call Jenever, but Oliphant gin isn’t nearly as interesting as that. This distillery also makes a vodka and both it and this gin are reasonably priced and easy to drink. Just don’t expect to get trampled by any rogue “Oliphants” of taste.