Gin recommendations please

[KateLumley]

I want to buy a friend a bottle of gin for a present, and I suspect MN is a good place to ask for recommendations.

Roku Japanese gin and Hendricks seem to have good reviews. Are these any good, or is there something more special out there. Budget £30, or there about.

Cheers

Bombay sapphire is lovely clean tasting gin.

Yes to Bombay Sapphire and Tanqueray gin. Only get orange flavoured gin if you know your friend will like it, and avoid the horror of pink gin.

Definitely check whether she drinks flavoured gin before buying anything flavoured. I love gin, and usually have a few bottles on the go so I can choose what I fancy, but can't stand any of the flavoured ones.

Is there anything local to you? A small batch distiller maybe? Local farm shops might be a good place to look.

My favourite is Cotswold gin, but probably more than £30. It's a very gin-y gin, but has a lovely taste (and is quite distinctive in that it goes cloudy when you add tonic).

Adnam's Copper House is lovely, & should be within your budget.

This is lovely. Audemas pink pepper gin. not to be mistaken for pink gin which is horrible.

www.google.co.uk/search?q=pink+pepper+gin&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari#lbl=OVERVIEW&pie=plaji-i

Bathtub gin us excellent.

Placemarking, I'm in the craft gin club & love it, (though never use the cocktail syrup). Looking for any recommendations of slimline tonic that isn't too sweet please?

Persie, Cuckoo or Dyfi Distillery.

A shout out for York gin:
yorkgin.com/all-york-gin-products/
You can get a variety pack of their different types for £30. Otherwise Old Tom is very good …..

My favourites are Tanqueray and Bombay Sapphire ( although I am always sad that it's only the bottle that is blue, not the gin!!)

I'm not that keen on flavoured gins except Tanqueray Seville in the height of summer.

I like quite a lot of gins so I buy when they are on offer so get a £35 gin for £20-30. I like Silent Pool, Martin Miller, Tanqueray 10, No3, Caorunn. I don't like Gin Mare and think Monkey 47 which is very nice, isn't worth the money.
Happy drinking!

Oh yes Tarquins are offering free glasses and a nice gift bag when buying now! Even the “usual” gin is lovely.. they hand wrote on the bottles what the predominant flavours are and it’s handsigned by the maker. We use them in every place I’ve worked and it’s really great gin. Pretty bottles too!

Harris gin, Norfolk gin or chase gin

Personally, despite being a gin fan I didn’t like Roku, it tasted too alcohol-y to me rather than gin-y

The Botanist, Tangueray no 10 or Gin Mare are my personal favourites.

Drumshambo availabile in sainsburys

my absolute favourite gin (and I've tried a few) is Brewdog LoneDog Cactus & Lime... its absolutely gorgeous! fragrant and light
www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/305953183

Drumshambo is lovely, as is Twisted Nose.

Depending on you and your friend’s sense of humour, Death’s Door?

@Beachbreak2411

Oh yes Tarquins are offering free glasses and a nice gift bag when buying now! Even the “usual” gin is lovely.. they hand wrote on the bottles what the predominant flavours are and it’s handsigned by the maker. We use them in every place I’ve worked and it’s really great gin. Pretty bottles too!

If you're ever in the Padstow / Wadebridge area of Cornwall highly recommend their gin tour

No 3 gin.

And I have tried A LOT of gin!

You can get it from Waitrose or Amazon.

Fidra Gin - fidragin.com/ . Slightly more expensive at £39 but you can get 10% off and free delivery on the website. I also love The Botanist and Isle of Harris.

Agree that it might be a good idea to find out what kind of gin she likes - I like a clean, sharp gin and not a fan of very botanical gins. I like flavoured gins as long as they're not too sweet. It's very much up to personal taste.

@Beachbreak2411

Oh yes Tarquins are offering free glasses and a nice gift bag when buying now! Even the “usual” gin is lovely.. they hand wrote on the bottles what the predominant flavours are and it’s handsigned by the maker. We use them in every place I’ve worked and it’s really great gin. Pretty bottles too!

Where is the offer with the free glasses? I can't find it.

Silent Pool is nice

@Hbh17

Adnam's Copper House is lovely, & should be within your budget.

I thought that was the worst gin I’ve ever tasted! 😂

I’ve currently got a bottle of the Lonewolf (BrewDog) cloudy lemon gin which is lovely. Their general one is nice and they do a gift set with a nice glass for £25. groceries.asda.com/product/spirits-gift-sets/lone-wolf-gin-gift-pack/1000170163633

Silentpool do a nice selection of flavoured or a classic gin. I ended up purchasing a load at a show after trying all the gin stalls, I concluded they were my favourite.

Bathtub gin is DH’s favourite.