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43 reviews found
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Shortcross rested four months in European oak from a Bordeaux wine estate — vanillin and barrel notes blending delicatel...
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Edward Forwood
December 17, 2025
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Four Pillars' Sherry Barrel Aged Gin is a shrewdly positioned barrel-aged expression at 43.8% ABV, offering sherry cask ...
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Ash Carrington
December 3, 2025
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Aged for six months in port barrels inside the Dan Yr Ogof caves in the Brecon Beacons — mineral-rich cave water hand-co...
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Amelie Farnham
December 1, 2025
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Philadelphia's pioneering craft gin aged for a minimum of 12 months in new American white oak barrels — caramelised citr...
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November 27, 2025
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Co-founded by Katherine Jenkins OBE — 22 botanicals including Manuka honey and bee pollen, rested for 55 weeks in ex-Wel...
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November 25, 2025
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Bone Idyll Barrel Aged Gin is a smartly positioned 45% ABV expression that enters the growing barrel-aged category with ...
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November 15, 2025
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Dyfi Navigation Gin is a navy-strength barrel-aged expression at 57% ABV that occupies a smart position in the premium g...
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November 15, 2025
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Bluecoat Barrel Reserve is a well-judged barrel-aged gin at 47% ABV that bridges the citrus-forward American dry style w...
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November 15, 2025
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A conceptual triumph — Italian gin aged in small barrels made from juniper wood. The very tree that provided the berry a...
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November 14, 2025
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Master of Malt's experimental cask-aged gin series — Bathtub Gin rested for 19 months in ex-Amontillado sherry casks. Th...
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November 1, 2025
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Zuidam's Dutch Courage Aged Gin 88 is a confident barrel-aged expression from one of the Netherlands' most respected ind...
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October 31, 2025
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From Wood's High Mountain Distillery in Salida, Colorado — at 9,000 feet elevation. Their Treeline Gin aged in new Ameri...
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October 29, 2025
