Kanuka leaf & flowers is a New Zealand native botanical used in craft and home distilling, characterised by earthy, pine-like, woody, subtle honey-sweet undertone; butterscotch notes in honey form. It plays earthy, pine-adjacent; nz terroir marker; pairs with elderflower, mint. Most distilling recipes use 2.5 g/L of neutral as a sweet-spot starting dose; full dosing range and pairings below.
Flowers delicate (vapour), leaves can macerate.
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