Campfire London Dry Gin: Coffee Cherry, Roasted Hazelnut and Physalis From Tring

Item: Campfire London Dry Gin: Coffee Cherry, Roasted Hazelnut and Physalis From Tring
Rating: 8
Author: Joe Whitfield

Joe Whitfield December 16, 2025 1 views

8 /10

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Distillery: Puddingstone Distillery
Type: London Dry
ABV: 42% ABV
Price: £39
Botanicals: juniper, orris root, coriander, angelica, coffee cherry, roasted hazelnut, physalis, orange peel, grapefruit peel, rooibos

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Citrus and juniper with aromatic hints of coffee and dark chocolate — fresh and inviting with complexity beneath the classic surface

Palate

Juniper and spicy coriander with sweet citrus — the coffee cherry adding depth, roasted hazelnut creating nutty warmth, physalis providing tropical-berry sweetness, pepperiness building on the long finish

Finish

Long with pepperiness and nutty sweetness — the coffee cherry and hazelnut creating a build that rewards slow sipping, 'linear, lifted, elegant and fine on the finish' per IWSC

First Impressions

Campfire London Dry from Puddingstone Distillery in Tring uses ten botanicals including the unusual trio of coffee cherry, roasted hazelnut and physalis (golden berry), alongside rooibos. IWSC judges described it as 'refined, athletic, smooth, elegantly formed — beautifully balanced.'

Tasting

The nose shows citrus and juniper with coffee and dark chocolate hints. On the palate, juniper and coriander with sweet citrus — coffee cherry depth, roasted hazelnut warmth, physalis tropical sweetness, building peppery finish. The IWSC finish: linear, lifted, elegant and fine.

The Bottom Line

Campfire earns an 8 for a London Dry with the most creative botanical bill — coffee cherry, hazelnut and physalis are found in no other gin. The IWSC's 'beautifully balanced' is exactly right. The nutty-fruity build that increases sip after sip is the signature. A gin that rewards patience.