Discover the Best Apple Gins
Apples have been used as a botanical in gin for centuries, with Pippin Apples even appearing on one of the oldest known gin recipes, which dates back to 1689. Since the launch of One Gin's Crisp Apple Gin in 2017, we have been treated to a gradually increasing number of gins flavoured with apple, such as Symphonia Irish Apple Gin and Elemental Cornish Apple Gin, as well as combinations with other flavours, such as in Penrhos Apple & Elderflower Gin and Wildjac Apple & Elderberry Gin, both of which have been Winners in the Flavoured Gin category of The Gin Guide Awards. Discover the best Apple Gins available in our guide, listed from A-Z including information, tasting notes, serving suggestions, and details of where you can order a bottle for yourself.
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Penrhos Apple & Elderflower Gin (44% ABV)
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Launched in 2018, Penrhos Spirits was established in Herefordshire by two farming families who grow eating apples, cider apples, strawberries, raspberries, cherries and blueberries. The distillery is an old barn where co-founder Richard's grandmother used to raise calves. In 2023, Penrhos Spirits launched new lightweight, refillable and eco-friendly aluminium bottles.
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Porthcawl Apple & Elderflower Gin (40% ABV)
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Porthcawl Distillery in Wales achieved the 'Best in Wales' Award in The Gin Guide Awards 2024 with their Welsh Dry Gin, and this edition adds fruit notes of apple and the delicate floral elderflower for a crisp and light gin.
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The Shropshire Distillery Apple & Honey Gin (40% ABV)
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The Shropshire Distillery in Ellesmere was launched in 2018 by husband and wife, Emma and Gareth Glynn. This limited edition Springtime gin is distilled with crisp apples from their own fields, together with local honey, rose and hibiscus for a juniper-led, warm and fresh embodiment of spring.
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Three Wrens Apple Crumble Gin (40% ABV)
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Launched in 2019, Three Wrens Cheshire Distillery was established by three founders all hailing from Wrenbury in Cheshire, giving the inspiration for the Three Wrens name. Their Apple Crumble Gin is distilled with apple, toasted oats and cinnamon.
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Wildjac Apple & Elderberry Gin (37.5% ABV)
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Launched in 2019 by Chris Sadler, whose family have been brewers and distillers for over 150 years, Wildjac Distillery is based in the heart of the Wyre Forest in Worcestershire.
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York Gin - Ampleforth Apple Gin (42.5% ABV)
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York Gin's Ampleforth Apple Gin is made with with apples from the historic orchard at Ampleforth Abbey in York, including St Edmund's Pippin, Irish Peach, Katy, and Worcester Pearmain varieties. This contemporary London Dry Gin also features notes of lemon peel and soft spice notes from cinnamon and cardamom.
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