Buckingham Palace Coronation Dry Gin: Twelve Botanicals from the Palace Gardens — Lemon Verbena, Hawthorn, and Mulberry Leaf

Item: Buckingham Palace Coronation Dry Gin: Twelve Botanicals from the Palace Gardens — Lemon Verbena, Hawthorn, and Mulberry Leaf
Rating: 7
Author: Joe Whitfield

Joe Whitfield February 18, 2026 1 views

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Distillery: Royal Collection Trust
Type: London Dry
ABV: 42% ABV
Price: £38.50
Botanicals: juniper, lemon verbena, hawthorn berry, mulberry leaf, bitter orange peel, sweet orange peel, chamomile blossom, coriander

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Distinctive citrus and herbal — the Palace Garden botanicals creating a unique aromatic, chamomile florals, lemon verbena brightness

Palate

Rich and balanced — citrus from Spanish orange peels, herbal character from the garden botanicals, chamomile's gentle florals, juniper providing structure, the Palace gardens in botanical form

Finish

Herbal and citrusy — the lemon verbena lingering, hawthorn's hedgerow character, a royal close

First Impressions

Released to mark the Coronation on 6th May — twelve botanicals with lemon verbena, hawthorn berries, and mulberry leaves all selected from the Palace's own 16-hectare gardens. Spanish bitter and sweet orange peels, chamomile blossoms for florals. Profits support the Royal Collection Trust.

Tasting

Twelve botanicals, three from the Palace gardens. Citrus and herbal nose. Rich balanced palate with chamomile and garden botanicals. Herbal citrusy finish.