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

Martin Miller......tastes like gin should 👍

Tarquins is very nice too, and got a bit of extra kick to it 😁

@Windyone

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!

I agree. The world of gin is far too gimmicky these days. Mango and lime, raspberry, pink gin etc are for people who don't like gin because they don't taste of gin. They might as well be flavoured vodka.

Hocuspocusandfairies

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

Not my favourite but the bottle is beautiful.

I love

Harris
Brockmans
Botanist
Roku
caorunn
Twisted nose
Tarquins

Salcombe Rosé gin is delicious.

Mermaid gin is good and comes in a very pretty bottle.

Isle of Harris and Silent Pool are also good ones.