Gin Reviews — Expert Ratings & Tasting Notes

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London Dry

Rathbone New London Dry Gin

A no-nonsense New London Dry priced at just £19.95, Rathbone delivers honest, juniper-led character that earns its place...

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Joe Whitfield October 12, 2025

Darnley's Original Gin: Mary Queen of Scots' First Glance — Elderflower and Six Botanicals from Wemyss Castle, Fife - gin Review

7 Review

London Dry

Darnley's Original Gin: Mary Queen of Scots' First Glance — Elderflower and Six Botanicals from Wemyss Castle, Fife

Named for the moment Mary Queen of Scots first spied Lord Darnley at Wemyss Castle in 1565 — just six botanicals with el...

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Amelie Farnham October 12, 2025

Sipsmith V.J.O.P. — Very Junipery Over Proof, Very Seriously Good - gin Review

8 Review

Navy Strength

Sipsmith V.J.O.P. — Very Junipery Over Proof, Very Seriously Good

Sipsmith V.J.O.P. is a commanding Navy Strength gin bottled at 57.7% ABV that puts juniper at the absolute centre of the...

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Joe Whitfield October 12, 2025

7.5 Review

London Dry

Roku Gin

Roku Gin brings six Japanese botanicals to a clean London Dry framework, delivering a poised and accessible bottle that ...

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Joe Whitfield October 11, 2025

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

7 Review

Contemporary

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

Featuring Nepal's timur pepper — a Sichuan pepper variety from the Himalayan mountains with citrusy grapefruit flavour a...

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Amelie Farnham October 11, 2025

New Riff Kentucky Wild Gin: Bourbon Distillery Forages Local Spicebush and Wild Juniper with a Dash of Rye New Make - gin Review

8 Review

Contemporary

New Riff Kentucky Wild Gin: Bourbon Distillery Forages Local Spicebush and Wild Juniper with a Dash of Rye New Make

From New Riff Distilling in Kentucky — eleven botanicals including farmer-foraged wild juniper and American allspice (sp...

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Edward Forwood October 11, 2025

nginious! Swiss Blended Gin: 18 Alpine Botanicals and Swiss Precision - gin Review

7.5 Review

Contemporary

nginious! Swiss Blended Gin: 18 Alpine Botanicals and Swiss Precision

A Swiss gin with 18 botanicals including Alpine hay flowers, clover blossoms, and carline thistle root — minty, herbal, ...

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Amelie Farnham October 11, 2025

Isle of Bute Oyster Gin: Loch Fyne Shells in the Botanical Basket - gin Review

8 Review

Contemporary

Isle of Bute Oyster Gin: Loch Fyne Shells in the Botanical Basket

The world's first oyster gin — Loch Fyne oyster shells and nori seaweed in the botanical basket, creating a savoury, mar...

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Edward Forwood October 11, 2025

8.3 Review

Old Tom

Robert Burnett / Old Tom Gin / Bot.1940s

A fascinating 1940s Old Tom from Robert Burnett bottled at a commanding 46% ABV — a genuine artefact from the golden age...

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Ash Carrington October 10, 2025

8.3 Review

Navy Strength

Tarquin's Seadog Navy Strength Gin

Tarquin's Seadog is a Navy Strength gin of real conviction, delivering bold botanical intensity at 57% ABV with the pois...

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Joe Whitfield October 10, 2025

Hensol Castle Welsh Dry Gin: Wildflowers From a 17th-Century Walled Garden - gin Review

7 Review

London Dry

Hensol Castle Welsh Dry Gin: Wildflowers From a 17th-Century Walled Garden

Castle-grown chamomile and lavender from the 17th-century walled garden — Welsh heritage gin with genuine castle provena...

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Edward Forwood October 10, 2025

7 Review

London Dry

Gin Meridor: The First London Dry from the Loire Valley — Combier's Rose Petals and Elderflower

The first London Dry gin from the Loire Valley — created by Combier, the historic French distillery. Eight botanicals in...

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Edward Forwood October 10, 2025