Buckingham Palace Coronation Dry Gin: Twelve Botanicals from the Palace Gardens — Lemon Verbena, Hawthorn, and Mulberry Leaf

Item: Buckingham Palace Coronation Dry Gin: Twelve Botanicals from the Palace Gardens — Lemon Verbena, Hawthorn, and Mulberry Leaf
Rating: 7
Author: Edward Forwood

Edward Forwood February 18, 2026 3 views

7 /10

EDITOR

Distillery: Royal Collection Trust
ABV: 42% ABV
Price: £39

Tasting Notes

Nose

Distinctive citrus and herbal — the Palace Garden botanicals creating a unique aromatic, chamomile florals, lemon verbena brightness

Palate

Rich and balanced — citrus from Spanish orange peels, herbal character from the garden botanicals, chamomile's gentle florals, juniper providing structure, the Palace gardens in botanical form

Finish

Herbal and citrusy — the lemon verbena lingering, hawthorn's hedgerow character, a royal close

First Impressions

Released to mark the Coronation on 6th May — twelve botanicals with lemon verbena, hawthorn berries, and mulberry leaves all selected from the Palace's own 16-hectare gardens. Spanish bitter and sweet orange peels, chamomile blossoms for florals. Profits support the Royal Collection Trust.

Tasting

Twelve botanicals, three from the Palace gardens. Citrus and herbal nose. Rich balanced palate with chamomile and garden botanicals. Herbal citrusy finish.

The Bottom Line

Buckingham Palace earns a 7 — genuine royal provenance with botanicals from the actual Palace gardens. At £39, a gin with a genuine crown.

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Edward Forwood

Senior Gin Reviewer

Edward has spent two decades judging spirits at competitions from the IWSC to the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, developing a palate that prizes balance above novelty. A holder of the WSET D...