Cotswolds Dry Gin

My wife bought me this as a birthday present. I had read the label and it stated that it was a version of a London him so she bought a bottle. To my surprise when I added the tonic it turned a funny colour and it tasted nothing like a London gin. Very strong lavender tones and frankly quite horrible. If I had known about the lavender then I would have avoided it. Mis selling when you go by the label. My advice is avoid at all costs. Expensive and unpalatable.

15th September 2019

Lets leave the distillers to argue about whether a gin should or should not louche (become cloudy when tonic is added due to the formation of light oil emulsions), this is a great gin for both G&T and Martini.

If you like Martini, an extra dry Vermouth such as Sacred English Dry works really well

10th August 2019

Mixed with fever tree Indian tonic and accompanied with slice of pink grapefruit - sensational!!!

31st December 2018

I love this gin. Amongst my very favourites. Pairs wonderfully with Strangelove dirty tonic. A combo I keep going back to.

13th December 2018

It’s so botanical. You can really smell the lavender and when you add tonic it goes opaque.

7th October 2018

Superb Gin, it has displaced Tanqueray No 10 and Sipsmith VJOP from their joint number one spot in my favourites list. Cotswolds Distillery Gin really is an outstanding tipple.

29th August 2018

Beautiful bottle and aesthetic...sadly, for me, its nothing special... Great for gin based cocktails because of the underlying notes, but with a g&t?...very flat, personally speaking.

22nd April 2018

Approaching sixty, I have always disliked gin, never understood the attraction and with currently more than thirty five Malts open and being consumed slowly, you can see where my loyalty lies.

This Gin is a game changer.
From the first taste I was hooked... I can even drink it neat which NO other gin has persuaded me to do.
The botanicals predominately pink grapefruit and lavender are delicious and each and every way I have tried drinking this I have enjoyed it. I have even started buying gins now on the back of it.
I understand we all have different palates but anyone not enjoying this suggests a faulty palate, not a faulty gin.

20th January 2018

Perhaps the biggest disappointment in my gin collection. Beautiful bottle, great reviews but to me this just doesn`t taste right. Meh...

2nd January 2018

Phenomenal. Wonderful citrus blast with juniper bite. Well deserving of its status as best gin in the world.

2nd September 2017

Probably the finest, best botanically balanced gin I have ever tasted. We also went to the distillery last fall and had a blast. Well informed, pleasant people willing to share their time and knowledge with us. Does extremely well with G&Ts, but makes an unbelievable dry martini.

28th May 2017

Well rounded full flavour lots of taste yummy

10th March 2017

Wow. Fantastic in a Negroni or G&T.

13th January 2017

fantastic

20th December 2016

We don't have a huge selection of gins in Cyprus, but today, I found that my local store had expanded their gin to include the Cotswolds Dry Gin. Fab - u - lous! I hope they keep the stock levels high!

26th November 2016

This is the greatest gin of all time! One of the best, clearly. If you don't like this gin, you are probably not a 'real' gin lover. Enjoy!

18th October 2016

Truly brilliant. Martini to perfection. Took a trip to the distillery to see the process and was even more amazed.

28th September 2016

I would love to see who wrote this is a "beyond vile" gin and see what ratings they have given other gins because maybe they shouldn't be drinking gin! I happen to think this is beyond my wildest dreams for a dream.

7th September 2016

I guess the "gin purists" out there don't like the non-chill filtering side of things. Well I say, 'to h*ll with em!' This gin is remarkable. 3 cheers for cotswolds!

25th August 2016

Equal parts turpentine, pink grapefruit fresh, and elderflower liqueur---fantastically tasty; ice only

27th May 2016

Not nice at all

25th May 2016

One of the best gins I've tried, lovely citrusy notes and slight pepperiness off the back of the palate. Simply fantastic

14th April 2016

For someone that doesn't consistently drink gin, I consider myself hooked on Cotswolds delightful gin. It's very crisp, clean and bright.

24th February 2016

It's one of the few gins where you can taste exactly what is in it. 9 botanicals and each one is like a rollercoaster ride of flavor. I like it in a dry martini with a twist and a turn of black pepper!

13th February 2016

Fantastic! That says it all.

30th November 2015

Drink it with a generous slice of pink grapefruit in an ice filled balloon glass

Dave Sinclair

8th November 2015

Another of my faves alongside Monkey 47 and Hven. Love the way the oils go cloudy when you add tonic.

5th October 2015

This is a delicious herby gin that brings to mind Monkey 47, Hendricks and Professor Cornelius Ampleforth's Bathtub gin... but refreshingly different at the same time. It delivers a beautiful balance of botanicals and a nice punch too. I, too, visited the distillery and walked away with more bottles than senses. Lucky me! I cannot wait to indulge again. Great stuff.

18th June 2015

Beautiful nose of Juniper with a touch of lavender. Really smooth. Love it straight as a sipping gin, as well as with a good tonic. I'm typically a whisky drinker, but the richness and complexity of this gin has made me reassess. Discovered while on holiday in the Cotswolds.

11th April 2015

Very smooth and refreshing gin, nice over ice or with a good tonic -was lucky enough to go on a tour of the distillery and everybody was really friendly and focused on producing a first class product - in my opinion they have succeeded and I look forward to their whisky in 2017

8th December 2014