What botanicals are in Whitby Old Tom Gin: Wild Gorse and Gooseberry From the Yorkshire Moors?

The botanicals in Whitby Old Tom Gin: Wild Gorse and Gooseberry From the Yorkshire Moors include juniper, coriander, lemon peel, orange peel, liquorice, sugar kelp, heather, yorkshire honey, gorse, gooseberry.

Whitby Old Tom Gin: Wild Gorse and Gooseberry From the Yorkshire Moors Review

Item: Whitby Old Tom Gin: Wild Gorse and Gooseberry From the Yorkshire Moors
Rating: 7
Author: Ash Carrington

Whitby Old Tom Gin: Wild Gorse and Gooseberry From the Yorkshire Moors

Ash Carrington November 10, 2025 1 views

7 /10

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Distillery: Whitby Distillery
Type: Old Tom
ABV: 42% ABV
Price: £43
Botanicals: juniper, coriander, lemon peel, orange peel, liquorice, sugar kelp, heather, yorkshire honey, gorse, gooseberry

First Impressions

Whitby Wild Old Tom is an Old Tom variation of the award-winning Whitby Gin, using wild native botanicals foraged from Yorkshire's coast and moors. Gorse — hand-picked from coastal headlands — adds coconut-vanilla nuttiness, while gooseberry from windswept moorland brings bright fruitiness. Yorkshire honey provides the sweetening traditional to the Old Tom style.

Tasting

The nose is delicately vanilla with subtle fruitiness and floral warmth. On the palate, aromatic vanilla and soft nutty gorse blend beautifully with bright, balmy gooseberry. Gentle honey lifts the sweetness and rounds out the rich botanical profile with a smooth, mellow body. The finish is golden and smooth with natural sweetness fading gently.

The Bottom Line

Whitby Old Tom earns a 7 for a distinctly Yorkshire take on the Old Tom style. The gorse-gooseberry combination is clever — one bringing warmth and nuttiness, the other tart brightness — and the honey sweetening feels more integrated than added sugar. Best with Fever-Tree Lemon Tonic and fresh mint.