The Gin Garnish Guide

Every gin has its own flavour profile and your choice of garnish can make or break your gin and tonic. Garnishes typically either match and harmonise with a gin's key flavours, or contrast and balance them. For example, Boodles Gin includes no citrus botanicals in the distillation in anticipation of being served with a lemon garnish. We also know that you don't always have a fridge full of exotic garnishes, so we've given accessible options and two suggestions where possible, based on our tastings and the distiller's suggested 'perfect serve'.

​Ultimately there is no 'correct' choice of garnish or 'perfect serve' and it comes down to your own preferences, so take this guide as a starting point and the beginning of your experiments on how to serve each gin!

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This guide is added to each time a new gin is reviewed on The Gin Guide. If your favourite gin isn't on the list, do get in touch.

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Gin Garnishes: A - Z
Click on underlined gins for our review and tasting notes. Click on a garnish link for a list of gins to pair with that garnish.
 
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1897 Quinine Gin - Garnish: Lime
58 Gin - Garnish: Lemon Peel
6 O'Clock Gin - Garnish: Lemon
7 Dials Gin - Garnish: Rhubarb or Clementine Peel

A
Adnams Copper House Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Adnams First Rate Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Thyme
Ableforth's Bathtub Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Cinnamon
Anno Gin - Garnish: Lime or Samphire
Arcturus Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Samphire
Aviation Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Lavender
Avva Gin - Garnish: Lime or Juniper Berries

B
Batch Gin - Garnish: Lime Zest or Coriander
Bath Gin - Garnish: Lime or Kaffir Lime Leaf
Barbican Botanics Gin - Garnish: Lemon
Barra Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit or Rosemary
Beckett's Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Mint
Bedrock Gin - Garnish: Lime & Basil or Lemon Peel
Beefeater Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Lime
Beefeater 24 Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit or Black Pepper
Berkeley Square Gin - Garnish: Juniper Berries or Basil
Bertha's Revenge Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Biggar Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Bimber Gin - Garnish: Lime or Lemon
Bishop's Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Basil
Blackdown Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit or Mint
Blackwoods Gin - Garnish: Thyme or Orange Peel
Bleu D'Argent Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest
Bloom Gin - Garnish: Mint or Strawberry
Boatyard Double Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit
Bobby's Gin - Garnish: Orange & Cloves
Boe Gin - Garnish: Orange
Bombay Sapphire Gin - Garnish: Lime
Boodles Gin - Garnish: Lemon
Boxer Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel, Bergamot Peel or Cucumber
Brecon Botanicals Gin - Garnish: Lemon
Brecon Special Reserve Gin - Garnish: Lime Zest
Brentingby Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit or Rosemary
Brighton Gin - Garnish: Orange
Brilliant Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit
Brin Gin - Garnish: Mint or Juniper
Brockmans Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit Peel or Orange Peel
Broken Heart Gin - Garnish: Orange or Lemon Peel
Broker's Gin - Garnish: Lime
Brooklyn Gin - Garnish: Orange, Lime or Thyme
Bulldog Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit or Star Anise
Burleigh's Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit or Rosemary
By The Dutch Gin - Garnish: Orange or Bay Leaf

C
Cambridge Dry Gin - Garnish: Mint or Lemon
Campfire Gin - Garnish: Orange or Rosemary
Caorunn Gin - Garnish: Red Apple
Caspyn Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Caspyn Midsummer Gin - Garnish: Cucumber
Chilgrove Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Lime Zest
Citadelle Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Lime
City of London Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit
Collagin Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit
Colombo No. 7 Gin - Garnish: Lemon Peel or Curry Leaf
Colonel Fox Gin - Garnish: Cherry or Blackberry​
Colonsay Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Conker Gin - Garnish: Lime Zest
Copper Frog Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit
Copperhead Gin - Garnish: Orange
Cotswolds Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit
Crossbill Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Orange
Cuckoo Gin - Garnish: Ginger or Orange Peel
Cuckoo Spiced Gin - Garnish: Rosemary or Black Pepper
Cuckoo Sunshine Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest or Thyme
Curio Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest or Samphire
Cygnet Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit

D
D1 London Gin - Garnish: Mint or Lime
Da Mhile Botanical Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Lime
Da Mhile Seaweed Gin - Garnish: Lemon
Daffy's Gin - Garnish: Lime or Mint
Dancing Dragontail Gin - Garnish: Lime Zest
Darnley's View Gin - Garnish: Lime or Orange
Death's Door Gin - Garnish: Apple
Delirium Dry Gin - Garnish: Orange Zest
Dingle Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Orange
Diplome Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit Peel
Dockyard Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit or Rosemary
Dodd's Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest or Lime
Dr Eamers' Citrus Spiced Gin - Garnish: Orange
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin - Garnish: Red Grapefruit or Lemon
Durham Gin - Garnish: Apple or Cardamom

E
Echlinville Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Mint
Eden Mill Hop Gin - Garnish: Lemon
Eden Mill Love Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit or Red Berries
Eden Mill Original Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Lemon
Edinburgh Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
El-Gin - Garnish: Raspberry or Red Apple
Elephant Gin - Garnish: Apple
Esker Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Grapefruit

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Ferdinand's Saar Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest or Thyme
Fenney Street Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest or Cucumber
Fifty Pounds Gin - Garnish: Lime or Mint
Filliers Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Lime
Fishers Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit or Lemon
Fords Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit or Lemon
Forest Gin - Garnish: Rosemary
Four Pillars Gin - Garnish: Orange or Grapefruit
Foxdenton 48 Gin - Garnish: Lime or Black Pepper
Fresha Gin - Garnish: Black Pepper or Strawberry

G
Galway Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Basil
Garden Tiger Gin - Garnish: Orange or Blood Orange
Geranium Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit
Gilpin's Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Gilt Gin - Garnish: Lemon
Gin David - Garnish: Orange or Grapefruit
Gin Eva - Garnish: Orange or Lemon
Gin Mare - Garnish: Basil or Rosemary
Gin Sul - Garnish: Rosemary or Lemon Zest
Ginerosity Gin - Garnish: Mint or Lime
Ginsmiths of Liverpool Dry Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Mint
Ginsmiths of Liverpool Marshmallow Gin - Garnish: Raspberry or Blueberry
GlenWyvis Gin - Garnish: Orange & Coriander
Gordon Castle Gin - Garnish: Lime or Mint
Gordon's Gin - Garnish: Lime or Lemon
Grace Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Greenall's Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest or Lime
Greensand Ridge Gin - Garnish: Bay Leaf or Lemon Zest
Griffiths Brothers Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Bay Leaf
Grins Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Blueberries
Gutsy Monkey Gin - Garnish: Lime Zest or Ginger
G'Vine Gin (Floraison) - Garnish: Grapes or Cinnamon
G'Vine Gin (Nouaison) - Garnish: Grapes

H
Half Hitch Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Orange
Hawthorn's Gin - Garnish: Grapefuit Peel or Orange
Hayman's Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Lime
Hedgehog Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit
Helsinki Gin - Garnish: Rosemary
​Hendrick's Gin - Garnish: Cucumber or Lime
Hepple Gin - Garnish: Lemon
Herno Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest
Hidden Curiosities Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit or Pink Peppercorns
Hoxton Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Lime
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I
Ink Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Rosemary
Isfjord Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Isle of Harris Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit or Orange

J
Jacqson Gin - Garnish: Orange
Japanese Gin - Garnish: Apple or Pink Peppercorn
Jawbox Gin - Garnish: Lime or Mint
Jensen's Gin - Garnish: Lemon
Jensen's Old Tom Gin - Garnish: Rosemary
Jinzu Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Apple
JJ Whitley Gin - Garnish: Lime or Orange
Jodhpur Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit or Lime
Juniper Green Gin - Garnish: Lime or Juniper Berries
Junipero Gin - Garnish: Lime or Lavender

Gin Garnishes: K - Z
Click on underlined gins for our review and tasting notes! . Click on a garnish link for a list of gins to pair with that garnish.

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Kew Organic Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit or Lime
King of Soho Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit or Lime
Kirkjuvagr Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Kirkjuvagr Arkh-Angell Gin - Garnish: Orange or Ginger
Kirkjuvagr Harpa Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Raspberry
Kobenhavn Klassisk Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest
Kokoro Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit or Lemon Zest
Kongsgaard Gin - Garnish: Apple
​Kuro Gin - Garnish: Mint or Apple
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L
Langley's Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit or Lime
Langley's Old Tom Gin - Garnish: Clementine or Orange
Langton's No.1 Gin - Garnish: Lemon
Larios Gin - Garnish: Lemon
​Larios 12 Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Leeds Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Orange
Levenswater Gin - Garnish: Rosemary or Lemon
Lilliard Gin - Garnish: Orange
Linden No.4 Gin - Garnish: Blackcurrant or Juniper
LinGin - Garnish: Orange or Rosemary
Listoke 1777 Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Little Bird Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit
Liverpool Gin - Garnish: Orange or Mint
Loch Ness Gin - Garnish: Kiwi or Vanilla
London No. 1 Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Blueberries
Lytham Gin - Garnish: Orange or Star Anise

M
Makar Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Green Chilli
Malfy Gin - Garnish: Thyme or Lemon Zest
Manchester Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit
Manchester Gin Wild Spirit - Garnish: Lemon or Thyme
Manchester Three Rivers Gin - Garnish: Cherry or Rosemary
Martin Miller's Gin - Garnish: Cucumber or Strawberry​
Martin Miller's Westbourne Strength - Garnish: Lime
Masons Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Pink Grapefruit Peel
Meadows Botanical Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit Peel or Lemon
Mean Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Orange
Monkey 47 Gin - Garnish: Lime or Sage
​Mr Hobbs Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Muff Gin - Garnish: Orange
  
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Napue Gin - Garnish: Rosemary or Cranberry
NB Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Nginious! Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit Peel
Nicholson Gin - Garnish: Lemon Peel or Rhubarb
No. 209 Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit or Rosemary
No. 3 Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest
Nordes Gin - Garnish: Mint or Grapes

O
Old Bakery Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Mint
Old English Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Grapefruit Peel
Orkney Johnsmas Gin - Garnish: Lime, Orange or Apple
Orkney Mikkelmas Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Ginger
Oro Gin - Garnish: Lime
Oro No.25 Gin - Garnish: Lime
Oro V Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest or Lavender
Opihr Gin - Garnish: Ginger or Orange
Oxley Gin - Garnish: Lime or Cucumber

P
Pickering's Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit or Lemongrass
Pin Gin - Garnish: Strawberry, Lime or Cinnamon
Pinckneys London Dry Gin - Garnish: Lime or Grapefruit
Pink 47 Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Orange Zest
Pink Pepper Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest or Grapefruit Peel
Pinkster Gin - Garnish: Mint or Raspberry
Pipehouse Earl Grey & Cucumber Gin - Garnish: Cucumber
Plymouth Gin - Garnish: Lime or Lemon
Poetic License Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit
Portobello Road Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit Peel or Juniper Berries 
Pothecary Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit, Rosemary or Orange Peel
Psychopomp Woden Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit

R
Rock Rose Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Rosemary
Roundwood Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Thyme
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S
Sacred Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit or Rosemary
Salcombe Gin - Garnish: Red Grapefruit or Lime
Sarabande Gin - Garnish: Lemon Peel or Grapefruit Peel
Scapegrace Gin - Garnish: Lime or Orange
Seven Dials Gin - Garnish: Rhubarb or Clementine Peel
Seagram's Extra Dry Gin - Garnish: Lime or Orange
Seersucker Gin - Garnish: Orange
Sharish Blue Magic Gin - Garnish: Apple or Raspberry
Shetland Reel Gin - Garnish: Mint or Pink Grapefruit
Shortcross Gin - Garnish: Orange or Orange Peel
Siegfried Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest or Grapefruit
Silent Pool Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Sipsmith Gin - Garnish: Lime or Juniper
Sipsmith VJOP Gin - Garnish: Lime or Coriander
Sir Robin of Locksley Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit
Skin Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel & Rosemary
Slingsby Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit Peel or Lavender
Sloane's Gin - Garnish: Orange
Spirit of Hven Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest or Juniper Berries
Spitfire Heritage Gin - Garnish: Orange Zest or Salted Capers
St George Botanivore Gin - Garnish: Bay Leaf or Grapefruit
St George Terroir Gin - Garnish: Rosemary or Fennel
St Giles Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Orange
Star of Bombay Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Strane Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Lemon Zest
Strathearn Classic Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit
SW4 Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Pink Grapefruit
Sylvius Gin - Garnish: Apple or Cinnamon

T
Tanqueray Gin - Garnish: Lime or Orange Peel
Tanqueray No. 10 Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit or Lime
Tarquin's Gin - Garnish: Lime or Thyme
Tarquin's Seadog Gin - Garnish: Lime
​The Botanist Gin - Garnish: Grapefruit or Lemon & Thyme
The Lakes Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit
The Teasmith Gin - Garnish: Mint
Thin Gin - Garnish: Orange, Lime or Strawberry
Thomas Dakin Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel
Thunderflower Gin - Garnish:Lemon or Lime
Tiger Gin - Garnish: Orange
Tinker Gin - Garnish: Pear
Trevethan Gin - Garnish: Orange or Rosemary
Twisted Nose Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit Zest or Bay Leaf
Two Birds Gin - Garnish: Cucumber or Lime

U
Uncle Val's Botanical Gin - Garnish: Cucumber or Mint
Underground Spirits Gin - Garnish: Orange
Ungava Gin - Garnish: Pink Grapefruit or Lemon Zest
Unit Six Gin - Garnish: Lime

V
Vetton Extra Dry Gin - Garnish: Lemon
Virga Gin - Garnish: Lemon
 
W
Warner Edwards Gin - Garnish: Orange or Lemon
Warwickshire Gin - Garnish: Orange or Grapefruit
West Winds Gin (The Sabre) - Garnish: Lemon, Grapefruit or Basil
Whitley Neill Gin - Garnish: Orange or Cape Gooseberry
Whittaker's Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Thyme
Wicked Wolf Gin - Garnish: Lime or Lemon & Thyme
Wight Mermaids Gin - Garnish: Samphire, Apple or Cucumber
Williams Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest & Ginger
Wild Island Botanic Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest or Lemon
Wint and Lila Gin - Garnish: Orange Peel or Mint
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X
X-Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Raspberry
Xoriguer Mahon Gin - Garnish: Lemon or Thyme

Y
York Gin - Garnish: Lemon Zest or Juniper