Hensol Castle Black Gin: Castle-Grown Muscat Grapes and Dark Berries

Item: Hensol Castle Black Gin: Castle-Grown Muscat Grapes and Dark Berries
Rating: 7
Author: Amelie Farnham

Amelie Farnham October 14, 2025 2 views

7 /10

EDITOR

Distillery: Hensol Castle Distillery
ABV: 40% ABV
Price: £35

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dark berry depth — Muscat grape with blackberry-blackcurrant creating Gothic intensity

Palate

Rich dark berry with Muscat grape sweetness — the castle garden botanicals of chamomile and lavender adding herbal depth, deep purple-black colour from the fruit

Finish

Dark berry warmth — Welsh castle Gothic elegance lingering

First Impressions

Hensol Castle Black uses castle-grown Muscat grapes and dark berries for Gothic Welsh gin from the 17th-century walled garden.

The Bottom Line

Hensol Castle Black earns a 7 for Welsh Gothic berry gin from the castle gardens.

Where to Buy

Master of Malt
£30.50

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Amelie Farnham

Gin & Botanicals Editor

Amelie came to gin via botany — she studied plant sciences at Edinburgh before realising her real interest lay in what happened to botanicals after they reached the still. She has visited over a hundr...