Timur Dry Gin: Nepal's Numbing Pepper in a Siltimur Gin from the Himalayas

Item: Timur Dry Gin: Nepal's Numbing Pepper in a Siltimur Gin from the Himalayas
Rating: 7
Author: Amelie Farnham

Amelie Farnham October 11, 2025 2 views

7 /10

EDITOR

Distillery: Timur Gin
ABV: 42% ABV
Price: £29

Tasting Notes

Nose

Citrusy grapefruit — the timur pepper's distinctive citrus-peppercorn quality, juniper, fresh and exotic

Palate

Sophisticated citrus tang — mild peppery heat, numbing sensation from the timur, grapefruit character from the pepper itself rather than fruit, juniper backbone, an exotic sensation unlike any other gin

Finish

Numbing citrus — the timur pepper's signature tingling persisting, grapefruit and juniper, an unmistakably Himalayan close

First Impressions

Timur pepper — from the Sichuan pepper family, found in Nepal's mountains — has the sharpness of a regular peppercorn but with a citrusy grapefruit flavour and a distinctive mouth-numbing sensation. This gin makes it the hero botanical.

Tasting

Timur pepper with juniper and classic botanicals. Citrusy grapefruit nose from the pepper. Sophisticated tang palate with numbing heat. Numbing citrus finish.

The Bottom Line

Timur Dry earns a 7 — the Himalayan timur pepper creates a sensation unlike any other gin. At £29, Nepal's numbing gift to gin.

Where to Buy

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£27.50

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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...