Wessex Saxon Garden Gin: Rose Petals, Hibiscus, and Lavender — A Fabulously Floral English Garden

Item: Wessex Saxon Garden Gin: Rose Petals, Hibiscus, and Lavender — A Fabulously Floral English Garden
Rating: 7
Author: Amelie Farnham

Amelie Farnham March 13, 2026 4 views

7 /10

EDITOR

Distillery: Wessex Distillery
ABV: 40.3% ABV
Price: £22

Tasting Notes

Nose

Rose and hibiscus — lavender florals, juniper dryness, an English garden in bloom

Palate

Juniper asserting confidently — zesty citrus, earthy warmth, floral lavender and chamomile adding perfume, honey sweetness, peppery mid-palate spice, intense rose and sweet hibiscus waves

Finish

Clean and lingering — juniper, citrus, and florals, the garden gate closing gently

First Impressions

Wessex Distillery's Saxon Garden — rose petals, hibiscus, and lavender with traditional London Dry botanicals.

Tasting

Rose, hibiscus, lavender with juniper. Floral nose. Dry floral palate. Clean lingering finish.

The Bottom Line

Wessex Saxon Garden earns a 7 — an English garden at a remarkable £22.

Where to Buy

Master of Malt
£21.95

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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...