Discover the Best Strawberry Gins
While strawberries are a quintessentially English flavour of summer, the first Strawberry Gin to be commercially available was launched by Puerto de Indias Gin from Spain in 2014, many years ahead of the boom in flavoured gins. Their gin has been joined by a range of Strawberry Gins from across the world in recent years, and while you'll find strawberries alongside other key flavours such as raspberries in many Pink Gins, the gins featured below (in alphabetical order) are gins which are very much focused on strawberries and are all full-strength gins (37.5% ABV and above) and not liqueurs.
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Dragon Slayer Strawberry & Mint Gin (40% ABV)
With their 'Sir John Lambton' Strawberry & Mint Gin, Dragon Slayer Distillery in County Durham were impressively a Winner in the Flavoured Gin category of The Gin Guide Awards 2023! The gin features 11 botanicals including strawberry, mint, lime peel, chamomile and elderflower.
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Hensol Castle Strawberry & Hibiscus Gin (40% ABV)
Hensol Castle Distillery near Cardiff in Wales began producing spirits in 2018 before opening their gin school and bottling plant in 2021, all within the cellars of the Grade 1 Listed Hensol Castle, built in the 17th Century. This flavoursome edition is a twist on their Welsh Dry Gin with wild strawberries and hibiscus flowers.
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Puerto de Indias Strawberry Gin (37.5% ABV)
Launched in 2014 and produced at Los Alcores de Carmona Distillery near Seville (but also available in the UK), Puerto de Indias Strawberry Gin was the first fresh strawberry gin to reach the market. The name 'Puerto de Indias' refers to the 16th century name for Seville which was a main port for trade with the Americas.
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Vokini Gin Strawberry Sunrise (40% ABV)
Vokini Gin was launched in Altrincham, Cheshire, after founders Marta and Dom were unable to open their chain of coffee shops during the Covid pandemic and turned to their passion for spirits. Dom and Marta began by distilling in a T500 still above their Altrincham coffee shop and launched their first gin in 2020.
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YD Strawberry & Thai Basil Gin (40% ABV)
Yorkshire Dales Distillery in North Yorkshire have developed an impressive range of London Dry Gins as well as their flavoursome YD Gin range. In this tempting and summery treat, they uniquely combine quintessentially British flavours of fruity, sweet strawberries with locally grown Thai Basil.
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For more fruity and flavoursome gins, visit our guides to Raspberry Gins and Rhubarb Gins.