Delve into the fascinating history of gin and let your creativity flourish as you craft a blend uniquely tailored to your taste using a selection of botanicals, fruits, and exotic spices. A new and contemporary gin distillery in the historic town of Dorchester, Fordington Gin is one of my favourite local tipples. Inspired by aniseed flavours, the botanicals include aniseed, star anise, and lemon balm. Get ready to discover The Spirit of Manchester Distillery, a state-of-the-art distillery in the heart of the city.

With its state-of-the-art 150 litre copper still “Victory” (aptly named after HMS Victory), Nelson’s produces high-quality award-winning spirits, quality controlled by Neil himself. The marketing spiel says this is “gin, just as it should be”, and while marketing spiels are usually guff, this one happens to be spot on. It’s hard to find a gin simultaneously this archetypal – it’s a classic London Dry – this elegant, and this flavourful (the finish goes on and on). Whether you’re a G&T obsessive or martini connoisseur, No. 3 hits the mark every time. Though, for the record: we like it best with a slug of classic Indian tonic. Rosemary, basil, thyme and olives were all infused separately in grain spirit to ensure each of their individual distinctive flavours and aromas were captured, then these separate infusions were combined together with a unique blend of botanicals including the most predominant, beautiful wild foraged Juniper from the mountains above Sarajevo in Bosnia. In this fabulous experience, you can join the Salcombe Distilling Co. team at their waterside Distillery Bar overlooking Salcombe Estuary in Devon to uncover the art of distillation.

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While gin is made from distilled grain spirit, it doesn’t contain gluten peptides and is therefore gluten-free and safe for coeliacs. The verdict: Best gin 2023 Then owner, Rusty Greenslade named her ‘Alice Marie’ after his granddaughter and used her as a Wareham River Cruiser for many years until his retirement. Of all the gins out there, none hit the sweet spot between classic gin flavour and moreish complexity quite like No. 3. If you have room for just one gin on your shelf, we’d make it this one.

Their distillery tours have been awarded TripAdvisor’s #1 Thing to Do in Manchester so don’t just take our word for it! Fordington was created by former chiropractorRos Nelmes, who now offers gin talks and tastings events throughout Dorset, as well as beautiful Gin Tea Parties! Sign me up for the next one!Finally, the most exciting part of the process, distilling Lilliput Dorset Gin in beautiful traditional copper pot stills. The production processes was quite traditional and small scale, helping the team to perfect the art of distilling the most beautiful products. Concoct a recipe that really captures your personal flair, then watch in awe as your artisanal creation comes to life through the distillation process.