Walking through the fresh fruit department of your local grocery store or farmer’s market, it’s hard not to notice the abundance of oranges piled high into perfectly positioned stacks. The genera are a plenty too. From tiny tangerines and clementines to softball sized navel oranges and tangelos, deciding which is best for your fresh squeezed pick me up can be overwhelming. What a relief to know it’s winter and these luscious orange varietals should be around long enough for you to try out a few. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it!

From The Sea went through multiple taste-testing rounds. Clementines and tangerines work nicely, but mandarin’s beautifully nectarous flesh provides just the right balance between tart and sweet that they ever so slightly edged out the competition. Along with the juniper from the gin, the anise flavor of St. George and the richness of apricot nectar, From The Sea has multiple taste levels singing in harmony.