Coastal Gin Guide
'Must Try' Coastal Gins, Reviews & Cocktails
Discover 'must try' Coastal Gins, learn how to choose a Coastal Gin, and find ideal garnishes, serving suggestions and more in our ultimate guide to Coastal Gins. Whether you are a seasoned drinker of Coastal Gins or exploring them for the first time, there's something new and interesting to enjoy, from gins with subtle green notes of coastal botanicals, through to gins with bold salinity and gins with unique botanicals including caviar, oyster shells, and anchovy oil. Many gins feature coastal botanicals in subtle ways, but this guide is dedicated to gins with a distinctively coastal flavour profile and being promoted as Coastal Gins.
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Introduction to Coastal Gins & Botanicals
While coastal ingredients have long been a feature of culinary recipes, it is only more recently that gin producers have begun to utilise coastal botanicals, and especially since more distilleries have been established in coastal locations and with a desire to showcase the flora of their surroundings. Da Mhile Distillery in Wales were one of the first to focus the flavour profile of a gin on seaweed back in 2014, before Edinburgh Gin brought the concept into the mass market with their Seaside Gin in 2015. The category has continued to grow ever since and is increasingly popular for pairing with seafood dishes.
Coastal Gin Botanicals
The key to choosing a Coastal Gin is understanding the botanicals, which can range from delivering subtly green notes through to bold salinity. While there is a long list of coastal botanicals that you'll find in gins, here is our key to those most commonly found in Coastal Gin recipes:
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Coastal Gins: A-Z
Discover 9 of the best seaside-inspired Coastal Gins available in the UK and Europe. While not all of the Coastal Gins listed below were part of The Gin Guide Awards 2024, the acclaimed Winners in the Coastal Gin category this year are highlighted to help you pick them out.
- Click on each distillery name for more information about the distilleries, interviews with the distillers, and more.
- Click on the 'Buy' button to visit the website of the distillery or their preferred retailer.
British Coastal Gins
Edinburgh Seaside Gin
Bladderwrack Seaweed & Scurvy Grass with Cardamom & Grains of Paradise. SCOTLAND | BUY |
Greenwich Marine Gin
Dulse, Kombu Kelp & Sea Fennel with Lime Peel, Orange Peel & Tonka Beans. ENGLAND | BUY |
GWYR Sea Star Gin
Laver Seaweed with Orange Zest, Bergamot, Lemon Balm & Cubebs. TGGA 2024 Winner | WALES | BUY |
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Rosemullion Seafarer's Gin
Samphire & 3 Seaweed Varieties with Lemon, Orange, Anise & Cassia. ENGLAND | BUY |
Tide's Fortune Gin
Sea Buckthorn & Sea Purslane with Lapsang Souchong Tea & Grapefruit. ENGLAND | BUY |
European Coastal Gins
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Gindome Peace Gin
Caviar, Sea Buckthorn & Seaweed, with Champagne, Orange Peel & Rosehips. TGGA 2024 Winner | ESTONIA | BUY |
Coastal Gin Cocktails & Servings
We are often asked 'how do you serve a Coastal Gin?' and 'which cocktails are Coastal Gins best for?'. Typically serving with a classic Tonic Water and a citrus garnish is a reliable option, or in a Martini, and while Coastal Gins can vary greatly in character depending on the botanicals used, there are certainly some recipes that are a great starting point. For some inspiration, we have brought together some of our favourite Coastal Gin cocktail recipes for you to try:
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