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Gilbey's London Dry Gin / Bot.1980s / Large Bottle is a London Dry gin. ABV: 40%. Our expert rating is 7.7/10. community average is 7.5/10 from 2 reviews.
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7.7/10A large-format 1980s bottling from one of gin's great commercial names, Gilbey's London Dry offers a fascinating benchmark of pre-craft era distilling at 40% ABV — priced for collectors and liquid historians at £299.
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— Decent but a bit flat
A perfectly serviceable London Dry from the 1980s, but nothing that really excites. At 40% it feels a touch thin compared to modern craft offerings. More of a historical curiosity than a daily drinker for me.
8 January 2026
— Classic old-school character
There's something wonderfully nostalgic about cracking open a bottle of Gilbey's from this era. Clean juniper profile with that unmistakeable 1980s London Dry style — no frills, just well-made gin.
21 November 2025Related Gins
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