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

Brockmans and tanqueray no.10 are lovely, both with a citrus edge and delicious.

@TimeforaGandT

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 …..

Yes!

Yes to Brockmans, it is a very smooth gin, a good one to give as a gift. Personally I'd steer clear of flavoured gins.

Aldi do an excellent Bombay Sapphire dupe.

Favourites
Harris
Barra
Kintyre
Botanist
Carounn
Brockmans
Tanqueray 10 and orange

Avoid
Arran
Bathtub
Old Eden
Pink Gin

Personally I would avoid flavoured Gin unless you know your friend loves them.

Rock Rose gin is delightful

Already mentioned, but my favourites are Tanqueray 10, Silent Pool, and Harris Gin.

Botanist is another good idea - lovely and clean tasting with an interesting bottle.

Pretty much anything from cvdistillery.co.uk/ the flavoured ones are great but we love the navy one

Beerblefish Hopped Gin is beautiful.

@WarmSausageTea

Drumshambo is lovely, as is Twisted Nose.

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

When my DH was diagnosed as terminal, he bought me a bottle of Deaths Door - he had a great sense of humour

Tarquins, or if you can source it Sharish or Lisboa

@buckeejit

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?

I like Waitrose Essentials slimline tonic. It has the right level of fizz (for me), and a good flavour. Plus it's in cans of 200ml, which I like. I'm not a fan of Fever Tree, and I've tried all the own label ones - nothing compares to Waitrose for me.

It depends entirely on your friend's tastes. Lots of people love Opihr, I hate it.

Chalkstream Gold from the River Test Distillery is divine.

Caorunn
Kirkjuvagr
Sabatini

Roku/Mare/Brockmans are great gins suggested upthread and, along with Caorunn, available in supermarkets.

Whitby gin, the Botanist, yes to Chalkstream Gold. Do you know any of her favourites? Or is there a place which has significance for her? There are so many gin distilleries now you’d be bound to find one local to anywhere special to her.

I was aware of the MN obsession liking for gin, but this is ridiculous. I think I will make a spreadsheet, collating all the information on this thread, and go from there...

I’d go for The Botanist gin. If your friend is a gin fan then I’d stay away from flavoured gins or any gimmicks which to be honest is most gins now!

Cotswolds gin is divine. I love it.

For a flavoured gin, I love Verano watermelon gin which is around £20 and lovely in the spring/summer.

I love Roku gin and Gunshot gin

Whitley Neil do some lovely flavours.

My favourites are raspberry or mango and lime

Renegade Gin from Doghouse Distillery is the best I’ve tasted.

I really like Delhi gin. It's about £30 on Amazon.

Jawbox is hard to beat!

This is an amazing list

I love...

• jawbox
• drumshanbo
• York gin (try the super strong!!)
• roku

Is there anywhere to get a deal on gin? Just shop around the supermarkets?

Mermaid gin(blue bottle)It's a gin made on the Isle of Wight but John Lewis also sell it.