There are no industrial rectifying columns here and nothing is chill-filtered meaning all the flavour from the botanical extracts and essential oils meticulously selected by Jacob remain pure, creating premium-quality, artisan spirits. Botanicals: 9including juniper, angelica root, coriander seeds, orris root, cassia bark, orange peel, lemon peel, pink grapefruit, Norway spruce. Our signature Hawkridge London Dry Gin is an embodiment of Victorian opulence, extravagance and discovery, laced with the ‘Language of the Flowers’, used by Victorians to express feelings of love and friendship. Voted "New Distillery of the Year" at The Gin Guide Awards 2022, we are energised and driven to create award-winning spirits for our own brand as well as for others as part of our contract distilling venture.

Gins | Berkshire Botanical - Countryside Spirits

Almost half a pound of sloes are used to produce every bottle of Bathtub Sloe Gin, perfectly complementing the juniper, cassia, cloves and orange peel in Bathtub Gin to create a Sloe Gin that is full of warming winter character. Having scoured the hedgerows of Shropshire for sloes, they bottle their Sloe Gin at 40% ABV - the highest we know of!The Gower Gin Co in Wales have a wonderful track record of creating flavoursome gins, and their Sloe Gin does not disappoint. Launched in 2019, Berkshire Botanical Dry Gin is produced on the 9,000 acre Yattendon Estate in West Berkshire - the largest grower of Christmas trees in the UK. We are so proud to be part of the Henley-on-Thames community who are so supportive of the incredible local producers we are lucky to have in the area. This process extracts natural oils and compounds and avoids the botanicals being affected by heat in the still, preserving their delicate flavours and viscosity. Through using their 48% ABV London Dry Gin, Jarrold's Gin from Chichester in West Sussex deliver a higher ABV Sloe Gin.

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I have worked with and watched the revolution of this business since it’s inception and as one of their trial members I have been delighted with the quality, flavour and design of every gin they have produced, so much so I commissioned them to produce a gin for my business. For more Berkshire gins try Lumber's Bartholomew Berkshire Dry Gin and Country Garden Ginfrom Newbury. Our first taste of ​ Papillon Gin really impressed us this year and so we're really excited about their Sloe Gin, made with Dartmoor sloes and gently sweetened with Dartmoor heather honey for a balance of tartness and sweetness. If Sloe Gin options from Germany and Slovenia isn't enough, there's a must-try Estonian Sloe Gin for you too! Combining years of expertise in producing beautifully crafted spirits with our team’s knowledge of brand development and marketing, every product we create has a distinctively rich and original personality.Wrekin Spirit Distillery in Shropshire use hand-picked sloes from the hedges on their farm that surrounds the distillery. This is a well-balanced, complex and smooth London Dry with a viscous mouthfeel that is a joy to drink – just add plenty of ice and a premium tonic. New for 2023, the team at Mainline Spirits in Taunton, Somerset, steep their signature Western Star Gin for 3 months with hand-pick Somerset sloes for a delicious Winter warmer. From easy gin cocktails to a cocktail with flair, Berkshire Botanical’s crisp and clear flavours lend themselves perfectly to a range of classic cocktails or cocktails with a twist.

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Rather than using one of their existing gins as the base for their Sloe Gin, the team at Winchester have developed a special gin recipe to complement the rich plum and almond flavours of the sloes which are macerated for 12 months. With the addition of tonic it's the plentiful pine notes that flourish and come to the fore, making lemon or orange peel an ideal garnish starting point. Berkshire Botanical's gins are inspired by the flora and fauna of the Yattendon Estate, and their Sloe Gin is bold, vibrant and fruity - perfect for the cold winter months.Iliffe Media, publishers of many local newspapers would like to thank Hawkridge Distillers for producing a special unique staff Christmas gift as a thank you for all their hard work over what has been a very tough year. Hawkridge London Dry has been created using a beautiful blend of floral and herbal botanicals, all popular in the British Victorian era. Green Room Distillery in London use hand-picked fresh sloes and steep them with their Green Room Dry Gin for at least 3 months before adding homemade sugar syrup. Distilled at our wonderful rural home in Compton, Berkshire, it is inspired by Hawkridge House, a Victorian manor in the Berkshire countryside, and the Victorian “Language of Flowers”. Elephant Sloe Gin has a comparatively low sugar content and a high ABV, making it ideal for cocktails as well as enjoying neat.

Berkshire Botanical Dry Gin - Review, Tasting Notes

The Elephant Gin team in Germany have combined their London Dry Gin with fresh sloes, macerated for severalmonths.

A great traditional-style gin with a zing of juniper alongside meadow flowers, herbs, citrus peel, cumin and gingery spices.