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 |
K. 3 | Romeo’s Gin | 5 | |
M. 10 | Victoria Empress 1908 | 5 | |
M. 13 | Hendricks Mojiti | 5 | |
M. 24 | Tanqueray Rangpur | 5 | |
K. 30 | Chase Grapefruit & Pomelo | 5 | |
P. 30 | Knut Hansen | 5 | |
W. 37 | Ungava Wild Ginger | 5 | |
K. 60 | Opihr | 5 | |
M. 74 | Hendricks Lunar | 5 | |
B. 106 | Hayman’s London Dry | 5 | |
A.123 | Yukon Brewing Artisan Gin | 5 | |
W. 130 | Isle of Harris Gin | 5 | |
B. 146 | Mirabeau Dry Gin | 5 | |
M. 147 | Buckingham Palace Gin | 5 | |
J. 29 | Berliner Brandstifter | 4.75 | |
K. 39 | Botica | 4.75 | |
M. 41 | Bulldog London Dry | 4.75 | |
A. 63 | Bottega Bacûr Dry Gin | 4.75 | |
B. 68 | City of London Authentic | 4.75 | |
M. 83 | Silent Pool | 4.75 | |
A. 85 | Fortunella Western Artisanal Gin (Last Best) | 4.75 | |
K. 87 | Reid’s | 4.75 | |
M. 104 | Hendrick’s Neptunia | 4.75 | |
K. 112 | Tarsier Southeast Asian Dry Gin | 4.75 | |
M. 133 | Bombay Sapphire Sunset Special Edition | 4.75 | |
M. 134 | Otonabee River Spirits Dry Gin | 4.75 | |
M. 141 | Lind & Lime Gin | 4.75 | |
K. 144 | Laneway No. 11 Gin (Special Edition Silver Bottle) | 4.75 | |
M. 2 | Ungava | 4.5 | |
K. 6 | The Botanist Islay Dry Gin | 4.5 | |
M. 13 | Hendricks with tonic and cucumber | 4.5 | |
B. 14 | Hendricks Midsummer Solstice | 4.5 | |
K. 15 | Tanqueray Flor de Sevilla | 4.5 | |
K. 22 | Bathtub Gin | 4.5 | |
B. 28 | Queensborough | 4.5 | |
M. 32 | Conked Dorset Gin | 4.5 | |
K. 33 | Valley of Mother of God Gin | 4.5 | |
K. 42 | Artist In Residence Cucumber | 4.5 | |
W. 49 | Boodles | 4.5 | |
A. 54 | Paper Boat | 4.5 | |
W. 73 | Wabasso Florida Grapefruit & Yuzu | 4.5 | |
B. 74 | Junction 56 Black Raspberry Gin Liqueur with Tanqueray Rangpur | 4.5 | |
M. 78 | Generous Gin Organic Coriander & Combava | 4.5 | |
B. 89 | Bombay Sapphire English Estate | 4.5 | |
W. 1 00 | Georgian Bay | 4.5 | |
K. 107 | Masq Gin | 4.5 | |
M. 109 | Wild Life Gin | 4.5 | |
A. 112 | Highclere Castle | 4.5 | |
W. 116 | Rosidae | 4.5 | |
W. 120 | Granny’s Gin | 4.5 | |
K. 133 | Bio Birster Contre Vents et Marées | 4.5 | |
MB146 | Yuzu Gin | 4.5 | |
M. 154 | Northwest Passage Expedition Gin | 4.5 | |
M. 154 | Reid’s Citrus Gin | 4.5 | |
B. 2 | Madison Park Pink | 4.25 | |
M. 4 | Tanqueray | 4.25 | |
M. 5 | Bombay Sapphire | 4.25 | |
W. 7 | Masters London Dry Gin | 4.25 | |
K. 16 | Tanqueray No.10 | 4.25 | |
B. 17 | Flaming Leprechaun | 4.25 | |
B. 35 | Hendricks Orbium | 4.25 | |
M. 35 | Whitley Neill Dry | 4.25 | |
P. 36 | Steinhart Dry Gin | 4.25 | |
J. 46 | Royalmount | 4.25 | |
B. 50 | NO.3 London Dry Gin | 4.25 | |
A. 51 | Jardin Verde | 4.25 | |
K. 57 | Crafter’s Aromatic Flower Gin | 4.25 | |
M. 59 | Malfy Con Limone | 4.25 | |
A. 69 | 3 Lacs Lime & Basil | 4.25 | |
A. 80 | Tinkerman’s #7.4 | 4.25 | |
W. 82 | Friday Chic Gin | 4.25 | |
W. 86 | Afterglow Gin (Last Best) | 4.25 | |
W. 90 | Broker’s London Dry | 4.25 | |
K. 92 | Artist in Residence Mandarin | 4.25 | |
A. 103 | End of Days Gin | 4.25 | |
W. 114 | The Duke Munich Dry | 4.25 | |
B. 135 | Cantarelle Gin de Provence | 4.25 | |
M. 137 | Silent Pool Rare Citrus Gin | 4.25 | |
M. 138 | G’Vine Floraison Flavoured Dry Gin | 4.25 | |
M. 147 | Royalmount Grapefruit & Elderflower Gin | 4.25 | |
W.150 | Bruderkuss Dry Gin | 4.25 | |
K. 152 | Scapegrace Dry Gin | 4.25 | |
B.156 | Shortcross Gin | 4.25 | |
O Bonus | Bold | 4.25 | |
P. 1 | BeDirty | 4 | |
P. 4 | Canopée | 4 | |
B. 5 | Loop | 4 | |
M. 7 | Oxley | 4 | |
B. 8 | 3 Lacs Citron Tournesol | 4 | |
B. 13 | Bleu Royal | 4 | |
M. 15 | Collective Arts Rhubarb & Hibiscus | 4 | |
J. 20 | Jodhpur | 4 | |
B. 21 | Mermaid | 4 | |
W. 25 | Marie Victorin | 4 | |
W. 28 | Artist In Residence Pink Grapefruit | 4 | |
M. 38 | Romeo’s X | 4 | |
K. 45 | Sipsmith | 4 | |
B. 56 | Bombay Sapphire East | 4 | |
M. 62 | Oshlag Gin Hibiscus | 4 | |
W. 67 | Super Sonic | 4 | |
K. 69 | Beefeater Botanics Lemon & Ginger | 4 | |
B. 71 | Distillery L & M Mushroom Gin | 4 | |
K. 72 | Sheringham Seaside Gin | 4 | |
B. 94 | Gin-ette | 4 | |
M. 99 | What Stuck Gin | 4 | |
W. 105 | Seventh Heaven Pink Grapefruit Red Thyme | 4 | |
A. 108 | Conniption Navvy Strength Gin | 4 | |
B. 111 | Kalevala | 4 | |
M. 114 | Steinhart Rhubarb | 4 | |
W. 120 | Blue Roof | 4 | |
A. 139 | Engine Organic Gin | 4 | |
A. 139 | Salú! Gin | 4 | |
B. 141 | Be Origin Gin | 4 | |
K. 142 | Gin Mononcle | 4 | |
W. 145 | Heimat Dry Gin | 4 | |
B. 145 | Jardin Verde Glam (Fresh Cucumber, Mint, Basi & Rosemary | 4 | |
B. 151 | Mataroa Mediterranean Dry Gin | 4 | |
O. 155 | Marconi 46 Gin | 4 | |
O Bonus | Citadelle | 4 | |