What’s your favourite gin?

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I want to buy someone some gin as a gift but I don’t like it myself. What’s your favourite and why?

Aber Falls marmalade or Malfy orange for flavoured.
The Japanese Roka as mentioned thread Is also lovely

I second Rock Rose gin. It's not too expensive and you can buy it on offer sometimes in Sainsburys. It's a small distillery on the north coast of Scotland looking on to the Pentland Firth and they do various flavours using different botanicals rather than artificial flavourings.
I like the Art Nouveau bottle.
Rock Rose are not paying me for this.

Jawbox gin

A couple that haven't been mentioned - Stranger & Sons, and Monkey 47. However, although I like them I know a lot of people don't, so maybe not the best gift idea.

I'm no expert but like Tanquaray best. DH likes Roka or Botanist. Always with a frozen lime wedge and good tonic. Chin chin!

Adnams Copper House with Fevertree Mediterranean tonic

Lakes Distillery.

Smells light and flowery, not strongly perfumed at all. So delicious I would drink it without tonic. Only I don’t, because I do not like drinking any spirits neat. But I do always have a sip before I add the tonic.

Another vote for Roka Japanese gin and yes to a decent tonic in it!

If it’s a present I wouldn’t buy anything too overpoweringly flavoured unless you definitely know your friend likes it.

I love gin but hate Ophir (too spiced) and the fruity ones!

I agree not to buy a flavoured gin if they're a "normal" gin drinker. I know a lot like flavoured gins but I personally hate them and there are many like me that like a standard G&T but would hate a flavoured one.....they all taste so artificial to me.

My favourite one is Ramsbury gin (you can buy it in Waitrose) or I also like Mermaid gin from the Isle of Wight distillery (in the blue bottle....not the pink one!)

Still GIN By Dre & Snoop.
Yes, I too laughed at the idea of these 2 rappers making gin, but it’s smooth, nuanced and currently part of the Amazon spring deals.
Thank me later.

2nd this! Menorcan gin is also lovely with cloudy lemonade to make pomada or Mediterranean tonic.

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Hooting Owl North Yorkshire Gin it their Signatute Gin.

Gin Mare tastes of olive and rosemary and is very smooth

Harris or Lussa are my favourites.

Currently on Ben lomond gin, really good

Isle of Harris, Silent Pool and Malfy pink grapefruit.

another vote for Rock Rose, Hrafn cranachan or one of the Persie gins.

Hrafn is quite niche and has several blends. So s9merh8mg less mainstream if she’s a real aficionado

Isle of Lewis Gin

https://www.isleoflewisdistillers.co.uk/products/camas-uige

Tanqueray No 10 is absolutely delicious. Generally quite expensive altho Sainsburys have it on offer now.

So many good gins it's almost impossible to choose. Agree with getting a local gin if you're not sure what they like. Definitely not flavoured gin, they get thrown/given away if I'm given them.

How about Mason's, Brockmans, Cambridge, Isle of Harris, L'acrobate, Monkey 47, Persie, Strathearn. For starters!

Lidl have a really nice cherry blossom gin. Mermaid is nice too and hendricks flora Dora

I’d go local either to your friend or somewhere special to them if possible. Lots of choices and often in lovely bottles.

lots of great suggestions already above, o often enjoy a Scottish gin. Rock Rose is fab. I think the best one I’ve tried is pilgrims from St Andrews, ideally with fever tree Mediterranean tonic.

a glass to go with is also a nice idea, I love a g&t in a big ‘special’ glass.

My favourite is Tanqueray 10. Followed by Twisted Nose if I'm going local.

We either have lime or strips of cucumber in ours.

Someone always has it on offer. I won't pay more than £28. Ocado and Waitrose are reliable for a discount on this.