Unlike many other gin brands, Tanqueray keeps its botanical recipe a secret. However, it’s known to be made up of only four different components: juniper, coriander, angelica root, and licorice. It’s a gin that’s easy to drink and perfectly balanced, preferring to keep the crowd happy rather than bringing in any flavors too rogue. The first of several navy strength gins on our list is a relative newcomer to the Scottish Gin scene. Launching in May 2020, Biggar Gin have built on their growing following with the playfully named Biggar Strength. Winner of a silver medal at the London Spirits Competition 2020, it uses the locally foraged hawthorn berry as a key botanical.

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Crossbill is a unique gin for two reasons. It’s made with only two botanicals (juniper and rosehip), and both are 100% hand-foraged in the Scottish Highlands. As with many distilleries, producing gin is the perfect way to keep cashflow going until the whisky has matured. However, the gin’s success has surpassed all expectations, which in turn has contributed to a higher number of employees than initially targeted.Created by James Porteous, Achroous Gin has built a strong reputation as an exceptional Scottish Gin, culminating in winning double gold at the prestigious San Fransisco World Spirits Competition. Fixative: The most important botanicals used to bind the flavors of the gin. Some of the most common ones include orris and angelica root. The recipe is a closely guarded secret but Lorien says: “If it does not grow within 500 metres of our house, it is not in our gin.” Add to that, water used from the Loch itself and you’ve got a gin of proper Scottish provenance. Everything about Nolet’s Reserve gin is superior. The entire goal of the distillery is to create the very best, from the exclusive high quality, invaluable ingredients to the tiny production and minuscule allocation.

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All three gins have recently been announced as finalists in their respective categories for the Scottish Gin Awards 2021 and I can’t wait to see how they fare when the winners are announced imminently. Photo Credit: The Wee Farm DistlleryJulian Vallis says:“I like Achroous because of it breaking the mould by being a ‘sessionable’ gin with an Old Tom character, despite it having no added sugar. Overall, it’s a really well-balanced, refreshing and smooth gin. There’s nothing too overpowering and certainly enjoyable as a sipping gin, which is Harris Distillers’ preferred way of drinking it. With tonic

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Note: If you would like to read my fuller write up on Gin Festival at Manchester Baths, featuring Hidden Curiosities Gin, you can find it here: The vast number of botanicals makes this a very interesting gin to sample. It offers tastes that ebb and flow the more you sip as each of the botanicals comes to light. Citrus is one of the most prominent flavors, followed by a bouquet of fruits and florals.Roku means “six” in Japanese: named as such because there are six very important botanicals in the gin. All sourced from Japan, the bottle offers a unique flavor on the market when mixed with another eight more traditional gin botanicals: juniper berry, coriander seed, angelica root, angelica seed, cardamom seed, cinnamon, bitter orange peel, and lemon peel.