Its my brother Bday soon and he likes Gin. Im not a big drinker and I dont know much about Gin. However I think I might get him a decent bottle for a gift but I wouldnt know where to start. Budget about £50 – any recommendations?

Thanks

G 1&9

I’ve always found free gin to be the best gin.

The lemon verbena gin from here was nice

My current gin of choice is Little Bird
Slight hints of citrus which really come through. I’d recommend having orange rather than lemon in it as it really brings out the pink grapefruit flavours.

I’ve also recently sampled Masons Yorkshire Gin and Whitley Neill which are both very nice too.

Silent Pool gin is very nice

For something a bit different Masons do a Yorkshire Tea infused Gin which is surprisingly nice.

Trevethan gin is also a nice one, and comes in a nice bottle so would make a nice looking gift.

Twisted Nose from The Winchester Distillery

https://www.winchesterdistillery.co.uk/

For £50 my choice would be Isle of Harris gin. You can’t really go wrong though.

Durham Gin is interesting.

Currently my favourite

Or alternatively how about an afternoon/evening on a Gin Journey tour sampling some diffent gins with a distillery tour too?

http://www.ginjourney.com/

If you book a London one you may get Bugpowderdustjnr as your guide, he really does know his stuff when it comes to other spirits and gin (hes worked a few years in the gin industry and recently did a 3/4 month North and South American trip around many distilleries of varied spirits, this is his site of their trip and places he visited, they are still editing down more episodes, http://www.theworldsip.com/)

http://www.forestgin.com

bloody lovely

Gin Mare is very well regarded (olive and thyme flavours) and is reasonably easily available. I usually choose that at a poncy bar if it’s available.

Cadenheads old raj (the 55% one) Tenu Finnish gin or Manchester gin would all be good choices. Lovely drop

The Pinkster – Member
My current gin of choice is Little Bird

Oh dear.

Had some Silent Pool the other day and very nice it was, too.

I’m a fan of Ophir – May not be boutique, but very much enjoy the peppery twinge.

Where does your brother live? See if you can find him a gin that’s made locally. Always nice when you can give a present and say ‘that’s just made up the road’.

Newton House gin, made in Somerset round the corner from me;
http://www.newtonhousegin.co.uk/

If he’s a gin and tonic drinker get him some decent tonic too. Spend less on the gin if needs be. Don’t ruin good gin with cheap or over flavoured tonic

https://bramleyandgage.com/product/distillers-tonic-original-slab-of-24-1/

Martin Miller’s very nice.

Hiltingbury Gin

Hawthorns

are the two most interesting i’ve had recently and don’t own.

What other flavours does he like – it’s often easier to take this as a cue than ‘he likes gin’.

Im going here in a few weeks
http://craftydistillery.com/

And this place is fairly local to me (Herefordshire) and makes fantastic vodkas and gins

Home

Slingsby Rhubarb is my biggest seller followed by Brockmans, ^Pinkster also fairly popular.

Monkey 47 is my reccomendation

https://www.masterofmalt.com/gin/monkey-47-dry-gin/

3 bottles of Gordon’s and have £8 change?

https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3887540/this-14-bottle-of-gin-beat-an-artisan-tipple-that-sells-at-almost-twice-the-price-in-this-weeks-tried-and-tasted-test/

Not that widely available yet, but worth searching out.

I met the owner of the company whilst he was out in the razz in Brighton, boy can that man party.

Harris Gin along with some pink grapefruit.

yum yum

KNow nothing of Gin, but Aldi £10 bottle recently won at International Wine & Spirits Competition

https://inews.co.uk/essentials/lifestyle/food-and-drink/aldi-10-gin-named-best-world/

^^^
And to the tonic snobs who seem to think hipster tonic makes the gin ‘come alive’ 🙂 you can’t beat schweppes

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinkadvice/11466577/The-perfect-GandT-whats-the-best-tonic-to-pair-with-gin.html

Nick Strangeway and Dick Bradsell, both revered as almost god-like by London’s bar pros – choose Schweppes over all others. “It’s just what tonic water should taste like,” says Dick. “I think it’s never been bettered.”

This stuff is great, and made by a fellow MTBer if it helps.

Also now available in England via Villeneuve Wines

this is also delicious!!

My girlfriend is a gin fan and in the house right now we have:

Brooklyn
Botanist
Caorunn
Lussa
Bulldog
Harris
Brockmans
Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb and Ginger Liqueur

I am more of a rum fan myself 🙂

My Fave at the moment……

Elgin Gin

Where are you based? We did a Sipsmith Distillery tour near Hammersmith and it was great.

Silent Pool is very good. I also like Nordes which is a Spanish grape gin and Mahon Gin from Menorca is very good, just brought home several bottles and it’s lovely stuff.

Dyfi Gin

https://www.dyfidistillery.com/

Thomas Dakin
Eden mill hop gin

Sir Robin of Locksley or if you’re a cheapskate Aldi London Dry Gin

Cotswold Gin with pink grapefruit.
The Botanist.
Just finished my first bottle of Martin Millers and was pleasantly surprised. Didn’t need lime, cucumber etc., fine with just a good tonic.
Heard good things about Pink Pepper, but yet to try a bottle.