What I look for in a Gin
I like the taste of dry gin, so really enjoy a juniper forward. The gins that we have tried have given me a new appreciation of Boreal, but still not my preference. The fruity gins can be hit or miss. Grapefruit has been delicious along with orange, but don’t give me anything blueberry as these gins tend to turn into a child’s grape juice. The overly sweet ones are a no-no, and nothing too flowery, please. I have, however, been surprised that some of my favourite gins have floral infusions – those more for the amazing colours rather than the taste. Otherwise, honey is an absolute NO for me. Give me ginger though – all those gins so far have been fabulous!
| Week | Name | Stars | Comment |
| 3 | Romeo’s Gin | 5 | |
| 10 | Victoria Empress 1908 | 5 | |
| 13 | Hendricks Mojito | 5 | |
| 13 | Hendricks with tonic and cucumber | 5 | |
| 24 | Tanqueray Rangpur | 5 | |
| 30 | Chase Grapefruit & Pomelo | 5 | |
| 60 | Opihr | 5 | |
| 63 | Bottega Bacûr Dry Gin | 5 | |
| 74 | Hendricks Lunar | 5 | |
| 83 | Silent Pool | 5 | |
|
104 |
Hendrick’s Neptunia | 5 | |
|
106 |
Hayman’s London Dry | 5 | |
|
114 |
Steinhart Rhubarb | 5 | |
|
130 |
Isle of Harris Gin | 5 | |
|
141 |
Lind & Lime Gin | 5 | Beautiful bottle and really lovely gin. |
|
162 |
Reid’s Spiced Gin | 5 | |
|
218 |
The Gardener French Riviera Gin | 5 | |
|
252 |
Elephant London Dry Gin | 5 | |
| 4 | Tanqueray | 4.75 | |
| 15 | Tanqueray Flor de Sevilla | 4.75 | |
| 16 | Tanqueray No.10 | 4.75 | |
| 29 | Berliner Brandstifter | 4.75 | |
| 32 | Conker Dorset Gin | 4.75 | |
| 37 | Ungava Wild Ginger | 4.75 | |
| 39 | Botica | 4.75 | |
| 85 | Fortunella Western Artisanal Gin (Last Best) | 4.75 | |
| 107 | Masq Gin | 4.75 | |
| 133 | Bombay Sapphire Sunset Special Edition | 4.75 | |
| 138 | G’Vine Floraison Flavoured Dry Gin | 4.75 | |
| 144 | Laneway No. 11 Gin (Special Edition Silver Bottle) | 4.75 | |
| 163 | Cotswold Dry Gin | 4.75 | |
| 163 | Brecon Botanicals Gin | 4.75 | |
| 174 | Rosemont Madame Gin | 4.75 | |
| 181 | Mermaid Zest Gin | 4.75 | |
| 184 | Tanqueray No.10 Grapefruit & Rosemary | 4.75 | Grapefruit and Rosemary is such a lovely combination in gin, one of my favourites. |
| 199 | 44N Gin | 4.75 | |
| 199 | Bloom Jasmine & Rose Gin | 4.75 | |
| 204 | Opihr Black Lemon Gin | 4.75 | |
| 205 | Etsu Japanese Gin | 4.75 | |
| 206 | Gin Mare Capri | 4.75 | |
| 219 | Pelota Handcrafted Dry Gin | 4.75 | |
| 229 | Caorunn Small Batch Scottish Gin | 4.75 | |
| 242 | Broken Bones Navy Strength Gin | 4.75 | |
| 247 | Melifera Edizione Corsa Gin | 4.75 | |
| 251 | Cruxland Black Winter Truffle Gin | 4.75 | |
| 258 | Pink Pepper Gin | 4.75 | |
| 2 | Ungava | 4.5 | |
| 14 | Hendricks Midsummer Solstice | 4.5 | |
| 28 | Queensborough | 4.5 | |
| 30 | Knut Hnsen | 4.5 | |
| 33 | Valley of Mother of God Gin | 4.5 | |
| 35 | Hendricks Orbium | 4.5 | |
| 41 | Bulldog London Dry | 4.5 | |
| 42 | Artist In Residence Cucumber | 4.5 | |
| 49 | Boodles | 4.5 | |
| 54 | Paper Boat | 4.5 | |
| 59 | Malfy Con Limone | 4.5 | |
| 69 | 3 Lacs Lime & Basic | 4.5 | |
| 73 | Wabasso Florida Grapefruit & Yuzu | 4.5 | |
| 78 | Generous Gin Organic Coriander & Combava | 4.5 | |
| 87 | Reid’s | 4.5 | |
| 92 | Artist in Residence Mandarin | 4.5 | |
| 112 | Tarsier Southeast Asian Dry Gin | 4.5 | |
| 112 | Highclere Castle | 4.5 | |
| 116 | Rosidae | 4.5 | |
| 123 | Yukon Brewing Artisan Gin | 4.5 | |
| 133 | Bio Birster Contre Vents et Marées | 4.5 | |
| 134 | Otonabee River Spirits Dry Gin | 4.5 | |
| 146 | Yuzu Gin | 4.5 | Nice gin, but way too much money |
| 163 | Sipsmith Grapefruit and Rosemary | 4.5 | |
| 165 | Plymouth Dry Gin | 4.5 | |
| 168 | 3 Lacs Blood Orange | 4.5 | |
| 172 | Empress 1908 Elderflower Rosé | 4.5 | |
| 189 | Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin | 4.5 | |
| 200 | Isle of Ramsay | 4.5 | |
| 200 | Old St. Pete Gin | 4.5 | |
| 201 | Le Gros Gin Du Pirate De L’Est | 4.5 | |
| 206 | Portofino Dry Gin | 4.5 | |
| 212 | Saigon Baigur Gin | 4.5 | |
| 216 | Jawbox Classic Dry Gin | 4.5 | |
| 219 | Fords London Dry Gin | 4.5 | |
| 224 | Tarquin’s Cornish Dry Gin | 4.5 | |
| 253 | Ocean Pearl Gin | 4.5 | |
| 254 | Warwickshire Gin Company The philosopher’s Daughter | 4.5 | |
| 264 | Warwickshire Gin Leamington On Parade | 4.5 | We test all our gins with regular fever tree and the scores reflect that but we just tasted this with the recommendation from the Warwickshire Gin Company with fever tree Mediterranean and a slice of lime and it is really lovely 🍋🟩 |
| 266 | AQVA LVCE Gin | 4.5 |