Hooting Owl East Yorkshire Gin 42% (05cl - 70cl)

East Yorkshire Gin Cured Salmon

Ingredients ;

• Salmon 1 Boneless and skinless side (around 800g from the thick end)

CURE

• Beetroot 300g washed and peeled
• Demerara sugar 400g
• Table salt 300g
• Black pepper 1 tsp
• Limes 3, zested
• Juniper berries 4 tsp, crushed
• Wholegrain mustard 3 tbsp
• Gin Hooting Owl East Yorkshire Gin 200ml

PICKLED CUCUMBERS

• White wine vinegar 50ml
• Caster sugar 2 tbsp
• Cucumber 1, thinly sliced

Method

• STEP 1
  Put the beetroot, sugar and salt in a food processor and whizz to a puree. then add the remaining cure.

• STEP 2
  Pour half of the cure into a large plastic container big enough to hold the fish and cure, lay the salmon on top and pour on the remaining cure. Cover and chill.

• STEP 3
  The following day, remove the salmon and give the cure a good mix. Put the salmon back and spoon the cure back over, cover and chill for a further 24 hours.

• STEP 4
  Tom make the pickled cucumber, whisk the white wine vinegar with the caster sugar and 2 tbsp of water. Pour over the cucumber, mix well and leave to pickle for several hours.

• STEP 5
  Wash the salmon under cold running water and discard the cure. Slice the salmon into 2cm thick strips and serve with pickled cucumber and toasted rye bread.

Juniper, Coriander Seeds, Bitter Orange Peel, Grapefruit Peel, Kafir Lime Leaves, Angelica Root, Orris Root, Liquorice, Grains of Paradise, Dandelion Root, Burdock Root, Black Cardamom, Hawthorne Berries, Kelp, Lavender and Honey.

Serve over ice, with one-part gin and three parts tonic. We use a plain, high-quality tonic as, at Hooting Owl, we believe the flavour should come from the gin not the tonic. Garnish with a sage leaf and a slice of orange or grapefruit.

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Great Taste 2019
(2-Star Rating)

Table 3: A clean and distinctive aroma, with mineral notes and an appealing freshness - this is certainly oceanic on the nose, reminiscent of sea salt spray. In the mouth, the heat builds to a lemon sherbet finish - bolstered by the lavender, perhaps - leaving an aftertaste that is nutty and slightly toasted. With the addition of water this finish achieved further balance. A sophisticated, accomplished drink. We enjoyed the journey of the flavour profile - particularly that clean, woody aftertaste. A little adjustment to bring out the citrus tones further would have taken this to the top for us.
Table 1: A seriously coriander-weighted gin on the nose, markedly biscuitty. Certainly an array of aromatics on the palate, held in reasonable, if powerful, balance. Swirling with an ice cube renders the somewhat aggressive alcohol impact considerably creamier and smoother. Still feels rather baseline and lacking citrus notes. Tonic lends some brightening citrus, giving a pleasing lift and much-needed freshness. We did find it hard to consider this in the London Dry category, it's really lacking punchy, bright juniper presence. But it does have a Big Presence in a G and T, and we can imagine a particular clientele very much enjoying that aspect.
Table 2: The aroma of the lavender is enhanced with herbs and the smell of the sea. This is a classic English country house gin, When diluted with water and or tonic, this gin really sings with depth and complexity.
Table 4: This is a complex aromatic gin with great depth of aroma and flavour. We especially picked out notes of lemongrass, liquorice and cardamon. The finish is smooth, long, very pleasant and keeps on giving.