Flavoured gins live or die by one question: does the fruit enhance the spirit, or bury it? Stone Gaze Rhubarb & Raspberry Gin sits in a crowded subcategory — pink-hued, fruit-forward bottles now occupy entire shelves — so the bar for standing out is high.
Style & Character
At 38% ABV, this sits at the lower end of the spectrum, which is typical for the flavoured gin category. That slightly reduced strength often signals a gin designed for easy drinking — tall serves, spritzes, the kind of bottle you reach for on a warm afternoon rather than a contemplative evening. Rhubarb and raspberry is a pairing that makes intuitive sense: the sharp, vegetal tartness of rhubarb cutting through the sweeter, jammier notes of raspberry. When it works, you get a gin that balances fruit and juniper in a way that feels genuinely refreshing rather than cloying.
Without confirmed botanicals or distillery details, Stone Gaze keeps its cards close. That's a minor frustration — I always want to know what's driving the flavour beyond the headline fruits. The price point of £57.75 places it firmly in premium territory, which means it needs to deliver complexity, not just colour. For that investment, I'd want layers beyond simple fruitiness — perhaps a peppery spine or a floral lift to justify the ask.
I scored this 7.8 out of 10. It's a competent, appealing flavoured gin that does what it promises, but at this price it faces stiff competition from producers offering greater transparency and botanical intrigue.
Best Served
Try this in a tall glass with Fever-Tree light tonic, a stick of fresh rhubarb, and a few shiso leaves. The herbal anise edge of shiso plays brilliantly against berry sweetness — a trick I picked up at a rooftop bar in Tokyo that works every time.
