First Impressions
Booth's Gin — London's original, established 1740 in Clerkenwell. The Booth family had wine connections two centuries earlier. This cask-aged expression uses their simple four-botanical recipe (juniper, coriander, cassia, angelica) and ages it for approximately 30 days in casks that once held Pedro Ximénez sherry — sweet, rich, and dark. The 30-day window was found to bring sherry and wood flavour without overpowering the gin.
Tasting
Four botanicals aged 30 days in PX sherry casks. Rosemary and grapefruit nose with camphor. Bright, clean palate with classic juniper, citrus, and PX chamomile sweetness. Lemon and oak spice finish.
The Bottom Line
Booth's earns a 7 — 284 years of gin-making heritage in a sherry-aged expression. The 30-day ageing is precisely calibrated. At £36, London's oldest gin in its most refined form.
