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I tried these eight lovely gins last night. They are part of the Bibendum Wine gin portfolio.<\/p>\n
Hepple Gin<\/strong> Edinburgh Gin<\/strong> Sipsmith London Dry Gin<\/strong> The Botanist London Dry Gin<\/strong> Half Hitch Gin<\/strong> Brockmans Gin<\/strong> Silent Pool Gin<\/strong> Eden Mill Love Gin St Andrews<\/strong> I tried these eight lovely gins last night. They are part of the Bibendum Wine gin portfolio. Hepple Gin 45% alcohol. From Northumbria, this is a juniper-forward gin and it’s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-wine-related"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20428"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20438,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20428\/revisions\/20438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n45% alcohol. From Northumbria, this is a juniper-forward gin and it’s lovely. Very aromatic with a juniper lift and hints of mint. Nice intensity here: it’s spicy and vivid with real depth. 8.5\/10<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/edinburghgin-500x375.jpg\")
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\n43% alcohol. This is refined and aromatic with a juniper-heavy nose. Rounded and smooth, this is really textural with nice spiciness. Really smooth and refined. 8.5\/10<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/sipsmithgin-500x375.jpg\")
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\n41.6% alcohol. Warm spicy nose with a herby edge. Rich with some juniper character but also cedar and cinnamon hints. Very smooth, complex palate with some exotic spiciness. Fine grained. 8\/10<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/thebotanistgin-500x375.jpg\")
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\n46% alcohol. This is made from the regular 9 gin botanicals plus a further 22 foraged botanicals. This is just so refined: it’s elegant with a layered complexity. Rich and complex with finesse and fine spiciness. 8.5\/10<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/halfhitchgin-500x375.jpg\")
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\n40% alcohol. Distilled in a pot still with added tinctures. Contains Malawian black tea and bergamot. Lovely complexity here: herbs, scented wood bark, aniseed and earl grey tea. Very smooth and complex, and quite distinctive. Lovely weight. 9\/10<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/brockmansgin-500x375.jpg\")
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\n40% alcohol. This is usually garnished with berries. It’s very exotic and fruity with attractive, intense berry flavours. An outlier with its dominant sweet berry notes. 7.5\/10<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/silentpoolgin-500x375.jpg\")
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\n43% alcohol. Made in Surrey. This is quite herbal and floral with some lavender notes alongside the juniper. Distinctive, tangy and spicy on the palate. Really herbal and expressive. 8\/10<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/edenmillgin-500x375.jpg\")
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\n42% alcohol. This has rose petals, hibiscus and marshmallow root in the list of botanicals. This is quite creamy and textured with a rich mouthfeel, as well as some sweetness and some fine spiciness. Very expressive. 8\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"