St George's Day Gins

St George's Day is one of the most patriotic days of the year in England, so we've gathered together the most unequivocally English and patriotically British gins - from classic gins with true English history and tradition, through to gins with quintessentially English flavours and inspiration.

Lumber's Bartholomew Country Garden Gin

The 'English country garden' is such an evocative image and is the inspiration for Lumber's Bartholomew Country Garden Gin, which features citrus, lavender and spices for a summery character which is well balanced and not overpoweringly floral.  

• Buy direct from 137 Distillery
• Buy on Master of Malt

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Boodles British Gin

Boodles Gin is an inherently English gin and and takes its name from the Boodles Club in London. Members of the Boodles Club included James Bond author Ian Fleming and Winston Churchill. Boodles Gin was rumoured to be a favourite of Churchill and it was relaunched in 2013 with production at Greenall's Distillery.

• Buy on Amazon or Master of Malt

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Old English Gin

Made to a recipe from 1783, Old English Gin is distilled in what is believed to be the oldest working pot still in England. It is bottled in recycled Champagne bottles to add to the rustic and old-timey image. To taste it is juniper-led, dry and crisp, with plenty of classic citrus and earthy notes. 

• Buy on Amazon or Master of Malt

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Plymouth Gin

Gin doesn't get much more English than Plymouth Gin and no list of English gins would be complete without it. Plymouth Gin is the oldest English distillery to still be operating from its original site and the distillery historically supplied gin to the Royal Navy.

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Spirit of George Gin

Not referring to St George but another English hero - Sir George Mallory who took part in the first 3 expeditions to Mount Everest in the 1920s. It's an English gin distilled at Big Hill Distillery in the village of Mobberley in Cheshire, the very village where Mallory grew up.

• Buy on Master of Malt

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Silent Pool English Rose Gin

Silent Pool Distillery in Surrey have combined the flavours of traditional gin botanicals with the fragrant notes of English roses in full bloom. Rose petals deliver a delicately perfumed flavour as well as a delightful natural rosy pink hue. 

• Buy direct from Silent Pool
• Buy on Amazon

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Martin Miller's Gin

Martin Miller's Gin is the only gin we can think of that features the George Cross on the bottle, as well as having a drawing of Britain on it too. Widely thought of as one of the best value gins available, Martin Miller's Gin is distilled in the Midlands and uses Icelandic water for smoothness. 

• Buy on Amazon on Master of Malt

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English Drinks Co Cucumber Gin

Cucumber sandwiches and Afternoon Tea are quintessentially English, and English Drinks Co's Cucumber Gin certainly brings these to mind. It is an ideal accompaniment for an Afternoon Tea, or perhaps while enjoying a casual game of polo, croquet, lawn bowls or badminton!   

• ​Buy on Master of Malt
  

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Williams Great British Gin

Williams Great British Gin is patriotically British from production through to its name and presentation. Produced in Herefordshire with a potato base spirit and 10 botanicals, the Williams GB Gin bottle features a Union Jack as well as having a Union Jack bow tie around the neck from some retailers.

• Buy on Amazon ​or Master of Malt

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St George Terroir Gin

Yes, this is an American gin but the name couldn't fit the bill better could it! As such a beautiful and underappreciated gin, it definitely deserves a mention. It is packed with pine and herbaceous notes that can't help but transport your mind to the Californian forests.

• Buy on Amazon or​ Master of Malt 

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