First Impressions
Elephant Gin is handcrafted in Germany — copper distilled in small batches with fourteen botanicals including five rare African plants: devil's claw, buchu, baobab, lion's tail, and African wormwood. These are combined with fresh apples and pure German spring water. Four-time Spirit of the Year award winner. The real headline: 15% of profits are donated to African elephant conservation, funding anti-poaching patrols and habitat protection. Over one million euros donated to date.
Tasting
Fourteen botanicals at 45%. The nose is subtle juniper with mountain pine and herbaceous African notes. On the palate, complex but strikingly smooth: floral, fruity, and spicy. Devil's claw adds distinctive bitter-herbal quality, buchu provides minty freshness, baobab contributes citrusy sweetness. The finish is dry pine with sweet floral notes, citrus, and cinnamon spice.
The Bottom Line
Elephant Dry earns an 8 — a gin where the African botanicals create genuine distinction and every bottle funds conservation. Devil's claw, buchu, and baobab provide flavours unavailable to any European-only botanical bill. Four Spirit of the Year awards confirm the quality. Best in a G&T at sundowner time. At £29, a world-class London Dry that helps save elephants. The buy-one-save-the-world gin done right.
