Greensand Ridge London Dry Gin: Kent Cobnuts, Oak Moss and Gorse Within a Mile of the Still

Item: Greensand Ridge London Dry Gin: Kent Cobnuts, Oak Moss and Gorse Within a Mile of the Still
Rating: 8
Author: Joe Whitfield

Joe Whitfield March 10, 2026 1 views

8 /10

EDITOR

Distillery: Greensand Ridge Distillery
Type: London Dry
ABV: 42% ABV
Price: £42
Botanicals: juniper, cobnut, hawthorn berry, honey, gorse flower, rosehip, bay laurel, oak moss, poppy seed, orange peel, lemon peel, grains of paradise, coriander, cassia, cardamom

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Aromatic citrus and pine — giving way to full complex warming sweetness, the mile-radius botanicals immediately creating a sense of place

Palate

Soft but bright and very English — woodland and laurel with traditional gin botanicals, cobnut nuttiness adding amazing length and mouthfeel, gorse vanilla-coconut florals, oak moss earthiness

Finish

Nutty cobnut carrying through — gentle floral quality with woodland herbaceous character, the Kentish countryside captured by botanical proximity to the still

First Impressions

Greensand Ridge uses eight local botanicals growing within a mile of the still — Kent cobnuts (high oil content for amazing mouthfeel), oak moss (earthy fixative for harmony), gorse flowers (vanilla-coconut scent), hawthorn berries, rosehips, bay laurel, honey and poppy seeds. Seven classic gin botanicals complete the fifteen. Fully renewable energy.

Tasting

The nose is aromatic citrus and pine giving way to warming sweetness. On the palate, soft, bright and English — woodland laurel with cobnuts adding remarkable length, gorse vanilla-coconut, oak moss earthiness. The finish is nutty with gentle Kentish florals.

The Bottom Line

Greensand Ridge earns an 8 for the most hyper-local London Dry — eight botanicals within a mile, renewable energy, surplus ingredients. The cobnut's oil-rich length is extraordinary, and the oak moss fixative brings harmony that most gins achieve through recipe rather than chemistry. A Kentish countryside walk distilled.