Campfire Navy Strength Gin: Review & Tasting Notes

About Campfire Navy Strength Gin

Distillery: Puddingstone Distillery (Hertfordshire, UK)
ABV: 57% (Base Spirit: Wheat)
Price Band: £35 - £40 (50cl)
Botanicals: 10 including juniper, coriander seeds, orris root powder, angelica root, fresh grapefruit peel, fresh orange peel, roasted hazelnut, cape gooseberry, lavender, rooibos.

Hertfordshire's first distillery, Puddingstone Distillery, is the home of Campfire Gin and was founded in Tring by Ben and Kate Marston in November 2016. Ben is Head Distiller and uses a combination of pot and vapour distillation techniques with the distillery's two main pot stills (Amelia - 200 litres, and Isabella - 50 litres) as well as two smaller test stills. Campfire Navy Strength Gin utilises the sames botanicals as their London Dry Gin but with an adjusted recipe, more juniper prominence and an increased ABV of 57%.

The Gin Guide Review
Campfire Navy Strength Gin makes full use of the potential to carry a greater wealth of essential oils and flavour at a higher ABV. Piney juniper, citrus and subtly sweet fruity notes are prominent with a floral hint underlying them. Even with just a dash of tonic, it is exceptionally light, smooth and easy drinking. The addition of tonic sees those essential oils being released and clouding in a G&T, bringing out even more pine, fruitiness and gentle sweetness. Some gin drinkers are deterred by the strength and potential harshness of a high ABV gin, but this may be the gin to allay all those concerns. - Paul Jackson, 2020