First Impressions
Penrhos Apple and Elderflower Gin uses the Herefordshire farm's own apples — specifically '100% wonky fruit' that would otherwise go to waste — alongside hedgerow elderflower. The sustainability angle is genuine: imperfect apples that supermarkets reject become the basis for a flavoured gin of real charm. The elderflower is foraged from the estate's hedgerows, completing a farm-to-bottle provenance.
Tasting
The nose is sweet with jammy elderflower jelly and the juiciness of freshly cut apples. On the palate, rich sweetness leads with luxurious vanilla and cinnamon spice, baked apple, elderflower, and elderberry fruitiness. The character is almost liqueur-like — sweet, comforting, and indulgent. The finish carries floral elderberry and rose Turkish delight notes — sweet and lingering.
The Bottom Line
Penrhos Apple and Elderflower earns a 7 for turning wonky farm apples into a genuinely appealing flavoured gin. The sustainability story is backed by real fruit flavour, and the elderflower-apple combination is a classic English pairing. At around £32, would be excellent in an Elderflower Collins. Sweet and honest, from imperfect fruit.
