Gin Tasting: 3 of The Best!

Discover different flavour profiles for a gin experience to suit your palate.

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1. AVIATION

Taking its name from the Aviation cocktail, Aviation Gin is a smoother, softer, more refined take on gin. Aviation Gin was envisioned to be an eminently blend-able "botanical democracy" of cardamom, coriander, lavender, and anise seed. Juniper is noticeable here but doesn't overpower the herbaceous nose.

A touch of sarsaparilla and dried orange peel and a touch of bittersweetness at the finish. Aviation has citrus and floral flavours in front with juniper in the back, unlike junpier-heavy London dry gins. "I've tried every gin on the planet and Aviation is, hands down, the best. Also, I don't recommend trying every gin on the planet. Stick with this one." Ryan Reynolds, Co-Owner, Aviation American Gin 

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2. BOMBAY SAPPHIRE PREMIER CRU

Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru, meaning ‘best growth’, is a small-batch gin that celebrates the most vibrant and aromatic citrus in the world. In southeast Spain, where the finest Murcian lemons, mandarins and sweet Navel oranges grow, farmers handpick and hand-peel each fruit at its most ripe and allow them to dry naturally under the Mediterranean sun, capturing only the brightest, most aromatic citrus oils that harvest has to offer.

Against the signature Bombay Sapphire taste, this expression beautifully balances sweet orange and mandarin, while allowing the vibrancy of our signature Murcian lemons to shine through as the hero of this exquisite liquid. 

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3. TANQUERAY FLOR DE SEVILLA 

Tanqueray Flor de Sevilla Gin is a zesty, fruitful gin, offering a bold and bittersweet taste of the sun-soaked Mediterranean.

Seville oranges are distilled with orange blossom and the four botanicals of Tanqueray’s classic London Dry gin - piney juniper, peppery coriander, aromatic angelica, and sweet liquorice - for a balanced, fruity flavour. Charles Tanqueray’s Andalusian adventures, which took him to the orange groves of Seville in the 1860s, inspired the creation of this truly unique award-winning gin.

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