Jake's Gin - Review & Tasting Notes

About Jake's Gin

Distillery: The Chrishall Distillery (Hertfordshire, UK)
ABV: 42% (Base Spirit: Wheat)
Price Band: £30 - £35
Botanicals: 21 including juniper, angelica root, rosemary, orange peel, lemon peel, lemon verbena, orange flowers, coriander seeds, lavender, saffron, hawthorn, rose buds

After creating a distillery at his home in Chrishall in 2018 and developing a recipe over the following year, Edward May launched Jake's Gin in January 2019. Production is very much a family affair and Jake's Gin is named after their pet spaniel and distilled in a copper still name after Ed's grandmother, Gladys. The botanical recipe includes classic gin botanicals alongside a diverse range of others, from rosemary and hawthorn from the distillery garden to Moroccan lemon verbena and Iranian orange flowers. Jake's Gin was a Runner-Up in the London Dry Gin category of The Gin Guide Awards 2019.

The Gin Guide Review
The long list of diverse botanicals in Jake's Gin, including several which are notoriously challenging ingredients for distillers, could so easily result in a confused, unbalanced and clumsy end product. However, Edward May has achieved exceptional elegance, balance and complexity in Jake's Gin. From the nose to the finish it is big and bold, with depth of flavour and well-layered subtleties at each stage.

Juniper and floral notes stand out on the nose, and juniper, coriander seeds, citrus and floral notes from rose buds, lavender and orange blossom are centre stage on the palate. Spice and a subtle sweetness anchors this and the flavour holds and evolves through the long, smooth finish. Jake's Gin is a hugely impressive and skilfully developed flagship spirit that thoroughly defies the status of the distillery as a relative newcomer. - Paul Jackson, 2019

Jake's Gin
Tasting Notes

NOSE

Bold, fragrant & floral,
with juniper & citrus

PALATE

Juniper, floral notes & citrus,
with coriander seeds & gentle spice

FINISH

Long, bold & smooth,
with citrus peels & subtle spice

Serving Suggestion

Serving Suggestion: Gin & Tonic
G&T Garnish: Lemon or Rosemary

Behind The Scenes

The Gin Guide visited the distillery in Chrishall to meet Edward (and Jake the dog!) and to see the distillation in action. Find out more in our 'behind the scenes' feature.

Read on!