There are gins that announce themselves with bombast, and then there are those that arrive quietly, asking only that you lean in a little closer. Cubical Kiss Gin belongs firmly to the latter camp — a London Dry that, at 37.5% ABV, sits at the gentler threshold of its category, suggesting a spirit designed not for solitary contemplation but for the convivial blur of a long afternoon.
A London Dry With a Softer Edge
The Cubical range has carved out a distinctive space in the market, and Kiss represents its more approachable expression. The name itself hints at intention — this is a gin meant to charm rather than challenge. At the London Dry classification, one expects juniper to lead the conversation, and the style here certainly honours that tradition, though the lower ABV suggests the botanical profile has been calibrated for elegance over intensity.
What strikes me about Cubical Kiss is its positioning. Priced at £38.50, it sits in that interesting middle ground between everyday pours and special-occasion bottles — a gin that asks to be taken seriously without demanding reverence. The London Dry designation tells us the fundamentals are sound: a clean, juniper-forward distillation with no added sweetness after the still has done its work.
At 37.5%, this is a gin that won't overwhelm a delicate tonic or overshadow the garnish you've carefully chosen. It's a mixer's gin, really, and I mean that as a compliment. I'd score Cubical Kiss at 7.6 out of 10 — a well-made, accessible London Dry that knows exactly what it wants to be.
Best served long, with a premium Indian tonic and a generous twist of grapefruit peel, ideally on a slow Sunday somewhere the light is good and the company unhurried.
