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.
Not sure what previous reviewer has been smoking and, yes, this may not be the best gin out there, but the best way I can describe this in general terms is that it's a gin for people who like gin. An odd thing to say, but it's certainly not one of your pretentious 'craft' products that essentially dilute the more traditional flavours associated with gin. Squeeze some orange in, ganish with a slice, use a decent quality tonic and (the important bit) WAIT a few minutes - it really does make all the difference. It's not subtle, it's very dry but it's a good quality, non-pretentious gin.
If you like the stale mouldy smell of a carpet in an old withered pub, then this is the gin for you. It smells like it has been distilled with grass (and not the good kind), actual grass... From a field. And the palate doesn't get any more enticing; it tastes as harsh and sniping as this review. This review scores 2 stars instead of 1 because of the fact that it says "Machester" on the front, and I'm bored of seeing "London Dry Gin". But as for the gin itself, honestly, buy something else.
