On the nose, the green tinge of juniper rises quickly and depicts a vivid picture of pine forests leading you toward the Himalayan mountains. Hapusa means juniper in Sanskrit, so it should come as no surprise to anyone that sipping the gin is akin to putting an entire forest in your mouth and biting down hard. This is a good thing, too, as the botanical line up that it’s been combined with is packed with bold, confident flavours. To taste the lime bursts bright, but quick, and kicks off proceedings in style before the juniper strides in and takes centre stage joined with its favourite partner, coriander seed which add a clear an instant nutty citrus to the mid journey. The turmeric, ginger and cardamom add some significant botanical piquancy to the finish in what is, overall, a spiced flavour profile that never loses sight of juniper and its predominance throughout.