Crossip Pure Hibiscus

Knock your socks off

4.5/5
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ABV:

0%

Typical Price:

£22.00

Review

Just wow. This is one of the most original spirit alternatives I’ve ever tasted. I suspect it may be love or hate, although reviews are generally very positive.
It opens with smooth silky flavours of rhubarb and hibiscus giving a perfect blend of fruity tartness with a slight syrupy sweetness. This uncomplicated prologue lingers as a baseline but yields to the bitters which come through in the middle with astonishing boldness – you really do have to like bitters to enjoy this drink. Finally, there’s a long finish with cayenne and ginger leaving the mouth tingling with fieriness and bitterness. It’s refreshing, it’s sweet, it’s bitter – it gives nods to Campari and Amari, but the flavours are very much its own. Whereas most spirit alternatives need the sophistication of a good tonic to kick them into life, this does an amazing job with just mineral water. The website says it’s designed to use in cocktails, and I can see myself having a lot of fun with that, but even the simplest mix of soda and Crossip Pure had a three-ring circus going on in my mouth. All three of their signature flavours contain a core base of eucalyptus, ginger, cayenne, gentian and glycerine. I’m tempted to add nitro- to that last ingredient.

Makers Notes

PURE has a huge, developed and deep flavour. Opening with floral notes of hibiscus, cubeb and rhubarb, the body develops adding herbal bitterness to the fruit and florals. This complex, bitter liquid finishes with wormwood and cayenne for a long after taste. It is inspired by our favourite Italian bitters and aperitifs.

Tasting Notes

  • Colour: Dark red
  • Nose: Deceptively demure
  • Taste: Layer upon layer

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Other Drinkers' Ratings

Type
Aperitifs
ABV achieved by
Maceration
Origin
UK
Producer
Crossip
Bottle size (ml)
500ml
Vegan
Yes
Gluten Free
Yes
Calories Kcal/100ml
44
Colour
Cranberry
Principal ingredients
Hibiscus, rhubarb, wormwood, cayenne, ginger
Distilled
No
Flavours
Hibiscus and rhubarb
Sugars
'Low'

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