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Slingsby Navy Strength Gin: Harrogate's Twenty-Four Botanicals at Full Naval Power

Slingsby Navy Strength Gin: Harrogate's Twenty-Four Botanicals at Full Naval Power

8 /10
EDITOR
Distillery: Spirit of Harrogate
Type: Navy Strength
ABV: 57% ABV
Price: £42
Botanicals: juniper, primrose, rosemary, thyme, rhubarb, sage, lovage, sweet cicely, green tea, jasmine, grapefruit, liquorice, vanilla

Tasting Notes

Nose

Pronounced rhubarb and grapefruit citrus — more intense than the London Dry, the proof amplifying garden botanicals

Palate

Richer and bolder with earthy botanicals becoming dominant — jasmine and green tea softening the fieriness, mellowed juniper with vanilla and liquorice providing sweet finish

Finish

Subtle and sweet despite 57% — Harrogate spring water allowing botanicals to shine, classically smooth

First Impressions

Slingsby Navy Strength takes the same 24 botanicals at 57% — the reduced water allows jasmine and green tea to become more dominant, softening the fieriness. Over 100 awards from San Francisco, New York, London and China.

Tasting

The nose shows pronounced rhubarb and grapefruit. On the palate, richer with earthy botanicals dominant, tea softening the strength. The finish is subtle and sweet.

The Bottom Line

Slingsby Navy earns an 8 for 24 botanicals at naval proof that remains classically smooth. The tea-softening effect at 57% is clever, and the over 100 worldwide awards speak for themselves. Best with aromatic tonic and pink grapefruit.

Joe Whitfield
Joe Whitfield
Editor-in-Chief

London Dry, Distillery Heritage, Industry Analysis, Spirits Editorial

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