Thomas Dakin
Made with eleven botanicals including juniper, orange peel, English coriander, angelica, cubeb pepper and liquorice as well as "a hint of red cole" aka horseradish! It's named after Thomas Dakin, who began producing gin in Warrington in the second half of the 18th century, founding what would later become Greenall's. He was a pioneer who made gin of a surprising quality for the day, and who is rightly celebrated.
Taste: citrus and sweet but very dry liquorice with a hint of pepper. Very different to proprietary brands Nose: perfume; flowery akin to old fashioned perfumes not modern industrial steely slatey concoctions.
Really impressed with the deep traditional flavours this gin has. Do not get this if you think you like gin, get this if you like proper gins such as bathtub, leopold and chase dry.
This Gin enabled me to complete the construction of a Cozy Coupe for my daughter in under 30 minutes. Anyone with any knowledge of anything knows that the task of building one of those things is up there with hand digging a Victorian canal through the streets of Olde Manchester.
Lovely gin. Not what I expected or subtle but I like it. Perfect with a little tangerine peel and a fever tree tonic. Only loses half a star because I don't know why it is marketed as from Manchester when it is clearly from Warrington.
I like a good hit of juniper and citrus and this has that and a lot more, but if you prefer a more subtle taste, maybe look elsewhere. Ignore some of the ridiculously negative reviews on here - if we all liked exactly the same thing there wouldn't be so many gins available would there?
