First Impressions
Savile Row gin was launched in 2018, developed with many of the famous street's tailors as friends and partners. Twelve botanicals include the unusual kumquat — a citrus fruit where, unlike lemon or orange, the juice is sour and the skin is sweet, providing a dual-character citrus note. Copper pot-distilled at 42%.
Tasting
Twelve botanicals including kumquat, meadowsweet, and pepper. The nose is pleasant with distinctive kumquat citrus. On the palate at 42%, warm and silky: meadowsweet florals, kumquat's sweet-sour duality, pepper heat, coriander spice. The finish is smooth and long with lingering kumquat.
The Bottom Line
Savile Row earns a 7 — the kumquat is the bespoke detail that lifts this above standard London Drys. The sweet-skin-sour-juice character creates a citrus note you won't find elsewhere. Developed with actual tailors, and the attention to detail shows. Best with pink grapefruit garnish in a G&T. At £39, a bespoke gin from London's most distinguished address.
