Expert reviews and tasting notes from our team of reviewers
1304 reviews found
Review
Very Junipery Over Proof — Sipsmith's V.J.O.P. is a love letter to juniper dialled up to 57.7%, and it is everything a j...
Read more
Joe Whitfield
August 23, 2026
Review
Made with hand-picked sloe berries steeped in Sipsmith London Dry — this is sloe gin that takes the category seriously a...
Read more
Ash Carrington
August 23, 2026
Review
The definitive Navy Strength — Plymouth at 57% is the gin the Royal Navy carried to every corner of the Empire, and it r...
Read more Joe Whitfield
August 16, 2026
Review
Aged in juniper wood casks — an unusual choice that doubles down on gin's defining flavour rather than borrowing from wh...
Read more Ash Carrington
August 16, 2026
Review
Hand-distilled over a flame-fired copper pot in Cornwall — Tarquin's is a small-batch London Dry with the soul of the so...
Read more Joe Whitfield
August 9, 2026
Review
Love it or dismiss it, blood orange gin is here to stay — and Whitley Neill's version makes the strongest case yet for t...
Read more Ash Carrington
August 9, 2026
Review
Born above a Notting Hill pub and now produced in a purpose-built distillery, Portobello Road No. 171 is a London Dry of...
Read more Joe Whitfield
August 2, 2026
Review
A Dutch-Indonesian fusion that bridges genever tradition with Southeast Asian aromatics — Bobby's is unlike anything els...
Read more Ash Carrington
August 2, 2026
Review
Named after the last US Navy ration of spirits, this Brooklyn-made Navy Strength is bold, juniper-heavy, and built for c...
Read more Joe Whitfield
July 26, 2026
Review
The definitive modern Old Tom — Hayman's bridges the gap between genever and London Dry with a gentle sweetness that ope...
Read more Ash Carrington
July 26, 2026
Review
The only gin with a geographical indication — Plymouth has been distilled at the Black Friars since 1793, and this revie...
Read more Joe Whitfield
July 19, 2026
Review
Named after the legendary wit, this New York gin delivers biting florals and citrus — a spirit as sharp and complex as i...
Read more Ash Carrington
July 19, 2026
