What botanicals are in Whittaker's Navy Strength Gin: The Last Cut of the Heart at 57%?

The botanicals in Whittaker's Navy Strength Gin: The Last Cut of the Heart at 57% include juniper, coriander, angelica, bilberry, hawthorn berry, bog myrtle, thyme, lemon peel.

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Whittaker's Navy Strength Gin: The Last Cut of the Heart at 57%

Item: Whittaker's Navy Strength Gin: The Last Cut of the Heart at 57%
Rating: 8
Author: Edward Forwood

Edward Forwood January 30, 2026 23 views

8 /10

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Distillery: Whittaker's Distillery
Type: Navy Strength
ABV: 57% ABV
Price: £40.95
Botanicals: juniper, coriander, angelica, bilberry, hawthorn berry, bog myrtle, thyme, lemon peel

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Richly herbal with robust thyme — peppery oily juniper with sweet citrus, intensely aromatic

Palate

Swift spice punch and lemon — madly flavoursome, herbaceous initially then peppery juniper and zesty lemon producing rounded complex character, seriously smooth despite 57%

Finish

Tongue-quivering heat with loud flavour — the last-cut intensity creating layers the Original cannot achieve

First Impressions

Whittaker's Navy Strength is the very last cut of the heart from the same distillation as the Original — at 57%, it delivers a different, more intense flavour profile. The same bilberry-bog myrtle-hawthorn botanical bill but amplified by proof and last-cut concentration.

Tasting

The nose is richly herbal with robust thyme, peppery oily juniper and sweet citrus. On the palate, swift spice punch and lemon — madly flavoursome and seriously smooth despite 57%. The finish is tongue-quivering with layers the Original cannot achieve.

The Bottom Line

Whittaker's Navy earns an 8 as what may be the best value navy strength on the market. The last-cut concentration creates intensity that matches or exceeds naval gins costing much more. Double Gold at ADI and seriously smooth — Yorkshire naval power.