Italian Gin & Distilleries in Italy
On This Page: Italian Gin and Distillery directory, reviews and tasting notes, distillery tours in Italy, interviews with Italian distillers, and G&T garnishes for gins from Italy.
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With a long history of spirit production, abundantly growing juniper and a love of cocktails, Italy has become home to many wonderful gins and distilleries, with the industry booming in recent years. And with stunning coastlines, lakes, hills and countryside, there's inspiration everywhere and some gorgeous wild botanicals to be foraged too. From city distilleries in Milan through to remote distilleries in rural Tuscany, there are gins and distilleries for everyone to enjoy in Italy. Discover the best gins Italy has to offer!
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Italian Gin Reviews - A to Z
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For more Italian gins, try Caprisius Gin, Doctor Martux Gin, EnGINe, Giass Dry Gin, Ginberg, Gin David, Gin Dolce Vita, O'ndina, Peter in Florence Gin, Piero Dry Gin, Rivo Gin & Ulìa.
Top Tip: Italy is famed for the 'Apertivo', such as the Negroni cocktail, made with equal parts of gin, Campari & sweet vermouth rosso.
Best in Italy: Ginacria was named 'Best in Italy 2022' in The Gin Guide Awards.
Top Tip: Italy is famed for the 'Apertivo', such as the Negroni cocktail, made with equal parts of gin, Campari & sweet vermouth rosso.
Best in Italy: Ginacria was named 'Best in Italy 2022' in The Gin Guide Awards.
Distilleries & Tours in Italy
Many of Italy's gins are produced in historic distilleries that aren't built for tours and tastings, but some of the newer distilleries are beginning to welcome visitors:
- Peter in Florence Distillery - Near Florence
- Winestillery - Near Siena
Meet the Makers
Get to know some of Italy's finest gin creators and distillers in our 'Meet the Maker' interviews. Find out how they created and launched their gin, how it's made, what botanicals are used, what you can experience if you visit their distilleries, how best to serve their gins and what they have planned for the future:
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The Inside Scoop
With Elwyn Gladstone at Biggar & Leith
We caught up with Elwyn Gladstone, who is behind the success of Malfy Gin, to hear about Italy's claim to being the creators of gin:
"According to Aaron Knoll’s excellent book, 'Gin - The Art and Craft of the Artisanal Revival', and Geraldine Coates’ excellent 'History of Gin', the first “gin” did indeed come from Italy in the mid 11th Century. Monks were busy experimenting with distilling wines rather than distilling their own grains from scratch, in the kitchens of the Monasteries along the Amalfi Coast. These spirits distilled for medicinal purposes had herbs and spices, foraged locally and added to them to make them more palatable. Juniper, which grew rampantly across the region, was added - and thus, perhaps Italy can lay claim to be the first nation to have created what we now know as gin!"
"According to Aaron Knoll’s excellent book, 'Gin - The Art and Craft of the Artisanal Revival', and Geraldine Coates’ excellent 'History of Gin', the first “gin” did indeed come from Italy in the mid 11th Century. Monks were busy experimenting with distilling wines rather than distilling their own grains from scratch, in the kitchens of the Monasteries along the Amalfi Coast. These spirits distilled for medicinal purposes had herbs and spices, foraged locally and added to them to make them more palatable. Juniper, which grew rampantly across the region, was added - and thus, perhaps Italy can lay claim to be the first nation to have created what we now know as gin!"
