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Gins to Try on World Gin Day

With summer upon us, a classic G&T is a must. These gins are a must try on World Gin Day.

Deep South Cape Dry

Deep South Cape Dry

Distilled by Deep South Distillery, in Cape-Town, the Cape Dry Gin is a wonderfully balanced juniper-forward gin made in a classic dry gin style with additional botanicals grown and harvested in the Cape Peninsula. These mountain buchus add lovely herbal and floral aromas and flavors.

Harahorn Small Batch Gin

Harahorn Small Batch Gin

The Harahorn Norwegian Gin was named after a mountain in Norway. It was inspired by the anecdotes and sagas of Horned Hare made by the Det Norske Brenneri Distillery. This gin is rather pleasing indeed, making use of Røros juniper berries, Nordmarka blueberries, Grimstad rhubarb and bladderwrack, Oppdal angelica and Sunndal wild marjoram.

Henstone

Henstone

The Henstone Gin is infused with a blend of juniper, coriander, angels wreath, cardamom, and citrus with a few secret ingredients. These structural procedures followed with love and care by The Henstone Distillery really delivers a punch flavor for the gin lovers. With an ABV of 57.3%, it holds a notable fragrance, taste, and zest. It’s served well as a regular pink gin in a drink washed by Angostura bitters’. It’s also best at home with ice, orange or pink grapefruit and Indian tonic. This gin is all you need to relax after a long day.

Elephant London Dry Gin

Elephant London Dry Gin

The Elephant London Dry Gin is an award-winning handcrafted premium gin product created with rare African botanicals. While the Elephant Gin distillery is an African company, its story begins in Germany that started with a focus of prime quality gin production company based on African rituals. Every ingredient put in the making of this Gin is hand-selected and labels are custom made with handwritten titles. The labels and bottles are handmade and written for the customers based on their choice and style of the label.

Herno Old Tom Gin

Herno Old Tom Gin

The Swedish Herno Distillers brings you a rich, delicious Old Tom Gin. By using the traditional practices of the botanical range, the Hernö Dry Gin is produced. Even though the amount of meadowsweet ingredients in the drinks has increased, the taste of the gin does not leave any disappointment in its aftertaste and fragrance. A little amount of honey and sugar is added in the gin to give it a classic taste of Old Tom Gin. It contains a cat's face on the container, harkening on a story to how the gin received this name - the tom cat-shaped plaques outside London gin houses from the olden days, where you'd put a coin in the cat's mouth and the bartender would dispense a shot of gin from the cat's paw.

Palma

Palma

From the beautiful island of Mallorca, the pearl of the Mediterranean, a new artisan Gin has been delicately handcrafted by the Mallorca Distilleries. Distilled with locally foraged wildflowers and fresh citrus fruit from the rural orchards of Mallorca, the taste is a fresh, dry, citrus-infused gin with a perfectly smooth finish.    

House Gin

House Gin

Seppeltsfield Road Distillers brings another refreshingly smooth gin with the layers of fresh citrus on implied juniper notes. Chamomile and regionally grown lavender add a fragile depth, and cornflower furnishes beautiful, intense sweetness. Serve with a dry tonic and a wedge of ruby grapefruit, or if in the desire for a bit of spice, gratify in a Negroni.

Spiced Winter Gin

Spiced Winter Gin

 A Gin that is tailor-fit for the winters. Strong in juniper with coriander but with a touch of spices such as cloves, ginger and cinnamon make this a great winter warmer.

Autumn Dry Gin

Autumn Dry Gin

By the Farmer’s wife Distilleries comes a Gin that greets the drinker with a distinct aroma of juniper softened by the sweet fragrance of pink grapefruit and a lingering hint of honey with a smokey flavor profile.  When taken a sip of the gin, a distinct punchy flavor is the first thing that hits your tongue with a touch of lemon myrtle, zesty kaffir lime and grapefruit that is quickly followed by a savory warmth of the spirit. This gin serves a perfect and even aftertaste.

Cheshire Gin

Cheshire Gin

Created by crushing juniper berries from The Balkans, Spanish lemon peel and Cardamom seeds from India; the Second Son Distillery’s Second Son Cheshire Gin is based on a traditional recipe with a few new fresh advancements. It makes amazing Gin & Tonics, with a touch of citrus peel, raspberries or blackberries. The second Son Spiced winter Gin is produced and distilled in copper pots giving it a strong essence.

Granite North Gin

Granite North Gin

 A gin created by the Granite North Spirits for the modern adventurers. Granite North is a smooth Scottish gin that comes with a smoky flavor. Granite North is a juniper-forward gin that comes with a new and fresh citrus essence that is smooth enough to drink on its own or with a light tonic to experience a zesty experience. The outdoor personalities of the drink gets revealed with a light mocktail and honey that gets followed by a savory flavor in the subtle infusion of Grand Fir needles that complement the native taste of its juniper cousin, helping to summon the fresh aromas of the pure mountain air

Gin Bel air

Gin Bel air

From the fresh Botanicals of the reunion islands such as pineapple, vetiver, wild orchid flower, cinnamon, and different juniper types Distillerie de Paris has created a Gin Bel Air. The palate is fresh and consists of generous notes such as Mango, passion fruit, pineapple. Flavors evolve into a fresh wooden finish with green pepper, precious wood and spices.

Rutte Old Simon

Rutte Old Simon

Thinking outside the box since 1872, Rutte Old Simon is a Dutch-made spirit, distilled by Koninklijke de Kuyper, with a reputation of over 140 years. Old Simon is distilled from grains and contains Old Dutch ingredients such as juniper berries and 11 other botanicals including, roasted hazel and walnuts, mace, celery, and berries.  Subtle aroma, light scent of grain and herbs, a hint of hazelnut, and a light, nutty, velvety aftertaste grace the palate.

Elephant Strength Gin

Elephant Strength Gin

Elephant London Dry Gin is a handcrafted premium gin of 45% ABV that captures the spirit of Africa. Its innovative blend of 14 botanicals combines rare African ingredients with fresh apples that make Elephant Gin distinct from any other. The gin’s plain nose-first allows a complex juniper aroma, with a connotation of mountain pine and other herbaceous notes. The flavor is complex but strikingly delicious, embracing floral, fruity and spicy flavors, which can be appreciated either with or without a soft tonic. This creativity by the Elephant Gin Distilleries surely has changed the Gin Game.

Holyrood Spiced Gin

Holyrood Spiced Gin

Traditional juniper, coriander and angelica backbone supported by fresh red cherries, fresh clementine zest and warming spices including nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, and allspice berries and distilled by the Holyrood distillery. Bottled at 41% ABV to provide the perfect balance of fruit and spice, it is a twist on the classic London Dry style; robust and satisfying.

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