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.
The wharf gin night by the canal with 15 gins sent me here to buy as best in show*****
Tried this for the first time at the London Gin Festival last week end and it is absolutely fantastic. Ended up being one of the most popular gins on show. Recommended garnish is orange peel and coriander... Do it, you won't regret it! Ignore the nonsense below - this one is going places.
Easy drinking with a zest of grapefruit. Enjoying one now. Not as bad as the review say. Not the best though either, for that go Cotswolds or Brockmans .
Very odd flavour - presumably the influence of 'Red Cole'. This stuff smells vile and tastes worse. I'm a huge fan of small batch gins so really wanted to like this. Sadly it is simply the worst gin I've ever tasted. I keep attempting to palm it off to unsuspecting guests but they're having none of it, so my scientific test is complete. It's going down the drain - I hope it will be more useful at clearing blockages than it has been as a beverage. Avoid!
As a product goes yeah its a gin but basically it tastes the same as greenalls (same company) with a tad of difference for which you're being charged quite a bit extra for. Also as its USP is to be a more 'artisan crafted product' than its cousins the gentleman below has proved it doesn't match its promise ?
