Clydebuilt Gin: Locally Foraged Gorse and Wood Sorrel from the Slopes Above Ardgowan — Clyde Shipbuilding Heritage

Item: Clydebuilt Gin: Locally Foraged Gorse and Wood Sorrel from the Slopes Above Ardgowan — Clyde Shipbuilding Heritage
Rating: 7
Author: Edward Forwood

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7 /10

EDITOR

Distillery: Ardgowan Distillery
ABV: 43% ABV
Price: £30

Tasting Notes

Nose

Piney juniper — sharp citrus, exotic coriander, the locally foraged gorse adding a coconut-like floral note

Palate

Balanced botanical complexity — gorse and wood sorrel providing local character, garden mint freshness, sweet woodruff adding hay-like sweetness, classic gin botanicals maintaining structure, the Clyde shipbuilding pride in every sip

Finish

Elegant long-lasting — the foraged botanicals persisting, juniper dryness, the shipyard heritage in the close

First Impressions

Ardgowan Distillery's Clydebuilt — named for the Clyde shipbuilding tradition — uses locally foraged gorse, wood sorrel, mint, and sweet woodruff from the slopes above the distillery.

Tasting

Foraged Scottish botanicals with juniper. Piney citrus nose. Balanced palate with gorse and woodruff. Elegant finish.

The Bottom Line

Clydebuilt earns a 7 — Clyde shipbuilding heritage with Ardgowan terroir. At £30.

Where to Buy

Master of Malt
£32.50

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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...