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Trevethan Cornish Gin: A 1920s Family Recipe and Forbes Top 20

Trevethan Cornish Gin: A 1920s Family Recipe and Forbes Top 20

7 /10
EDITOR
Distillery: Trevethan Distillery
ABV: 43% ABV
Price: £35

Tasting Notes

Nose

Bold juniper becoming lighter with hints of pine and citrus — vanilla and gorse sweetness

Palate

Big juniper hit followed by liquorice from angelica and spicy cinnamon — citrus from lemon, orange and elderflower, final cardamom kick, smooth oily mouthfeel from gorse and vanilla

Finish

Crisp and floral — the Cornish elderflower and gorse providing a clean, aromatic close

First Impressions

Trevethan Cornish Gin is made to an old family recipe created in the 1920s by Norman Trevethan. Ten botanicals include hand-picked Cornish elderflower and gorse flower alongside classic gin ingredients. Each batch is distilled and bottled by hand using the traditional London Dry method. Voted one of the world's top 20 gins by Forbes Magazine.

Tasting

The nose delivers bold juniper becoming lighter with pine and citrus, vanilla and gorse sweetness. On the palate, a big juniper hit followed by liquorice from angelica and spicy cinnamon. Citrus from lemon, orange and elderflower rounding off with a final cardamom kick. Smooth oily mouthfeel from gorse and vanilla. The finish is crisp and floral.

The Bottom Line

Trevethan earns a 7 for a family recipe with genuine Cornish heritage. The gorse and elderflower give it local character, and the vanilla adds a smoothness that makes it very drinkable. Forbes top 20 endorsement confirms what Cornwall already knew.

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Edward Forwood
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...

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