WINNERS
Traditional Gin Styles
Including: Traditional Gin (up to 42% ABV), Traditional Gin (over 42% ABV), Aged Gin, High ABV Gin, Old Tom Gin, Spiced Gin & Sloe Gin.
The Blind Tasting categories are defined by the style of gin, flavour profile, botanicals and ABV. The Winners and Highly Commended entrants for each category are defined as follows:
For gins with underlined / clickable names, use the link to find out more via The Gin Guide's profile for each gin, plus reviews, interviews, tasting notes, serving suggestions, behind the scenes features, and more.
- WINNER: These are the gins that achieved a score that was above the threshold to be a Winner in their respective category. These gins are able to display the 'Winner' logo, bottle stickers and certificate.
- HIGHLY COMMENDED: These are the gins that achieved a score within a small margin of the threshold to be a Winner and are deserving of a special mention. These gins are able to display the 'Highly Commended' logo and bottle stickers.
For gins with underlined / clickable names, use the link to find out more via The Gin Guide's profile for each gin, plus reviews, interviews, tasting notes, serving suggestions, behind the scenes features, and more.
WINNERS:
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Highly Commended:
- Berkshire Botanical Dry Gin (40.3% ABV) - City of London Distillery - England
- Gin Pozvacin (40% ABV) - Destillery Pozvacin - Slovenia
- Goldings Signature London Dry Gin (41.7% ABV) - Goldings Distillery - England
- Magna Carta Gin (42% ABV) - The Henley Distillery - England
- Rockfield Dry Gin (40% ABV) - Rockfield Spirits - England
- Ruddy Fine London Dry Gin (42% ABV) - The Ruddy Fine Distillery - England
- Tanqueray London Dry Gin (41.3% ABV) - Diageo Cameronbridge Distillery - Scotland
TRADITIONAL GIN - Over 42% ABV
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Rosemullion Dry Gin
(43% ABV) Rosemullion Distillery - England - Buy |
Steeplechase Signature London Dry Gin (45% ABV)
Steeplechase Distillery - England - Buy |
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Highly Commended:
- Colombo No.8 Gin with Ginseng (43.7% ABV) - Langley Distillery - England
- Fords Gin (45% ABV) - Thames Distillers - England
- George Bishop London Dry Gin (43% ABV) - Maidstone Distillery - England
- Gini Rock London Dry Gin (43% ABV) - Distilleria Mezzanotte - Italy
- Highclere Castle Gin (43.5% ABV) - Langley Distillery - England
- Hillfield Gin (48% ABV) - The Gin Kitchen - England
- Panorama Gin (43% ABV) - Mala Voda - Slovenia
- Whitley Neill Distiller's Cut Gin (43% ABV) - City of London Distillery - England
AGED GIN
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Shrewsbury Gin Beagle Edition (57% ABV)
Henstone Distillery - England Buy |
Highly Commended:
- Captain Webb Gin (46.5% ABV) - The Falls Distilling - USA
- Smidgin XO Gin (56% ABV) - MCM Distillery - Macedonia
HIGH ABV GIN (Over 53% ABV)
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Highly Commended:
- Apollon (57% ABV) - Lanotti Laboratory - Italy
- Arkh-Angell - Storm Strength Gin (57% ABV) - The Orkney Distillery - Scotland
- Knotty Gin (57.5% ABV) - The Falls Distilling - USA
- Lacus Navy Strength Gin (58% ABV) - Lacus Spirits - Italy
- Rosemullion Navy Gin (57% ABV) - Rosemullion Distillery - England
OLD TOM GIN
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Highly Commended:
- Gindome Old Tom (43% ABV) - The Hope Distillery - Estonia
SLOE GIN
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Highly Commended:
- Berkshire Botanical Sloe Gin (28% ABV) - City of London Distillery - England
- Elephant Sloe Gin (35% ABV) - Elephant Gin - Germany
SPICED GIN
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Highly Commended:
- Alma Gin Natal (40% ABV) - Alma Luz Distillery - Portugal