Edward Forwood

Senior Gin Reviewer

Speciality: London Dry, Navy Strength, Classic Gin, Distillery Heritage, Juniper-Forward Styles

Edward has spent two decades judging spirits at competitions from the IWSC to the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, developing a palate that prizes balance above novelty. A holder of the WSET Diploma in Spirits, he spent his early career managing the spirits buying desk at Berry Bros. & Rudd before turning to full-time writing. His reviews are rooted in distillation technique and botanical structure — he wants to know how a gin is made before he decides whether it succeeds. He writes for Gin.Directory with a particular focus on London Dry, Navy Strength, and heritage styles, and has a well-documented weakness for anything cask-aged.