William Kerr's
Made in Scotland by The Borders Distillery Hawick, in the first distillery in the Borders since 1837. William Kerr’s Borders Gin is a 100% handcrafted gin that was distilled in a Carter-Head still with a copper basket that suspends the botanicals (juniper, angelica, coriander, liquorice, cassia and more) in the vapour of the original spirit.
The Scottish gin was named after the accomplished botanist from Hawick who became a gardener at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, London.
A creamy, floral nose with plenty of dried orange and coriander seed citrus, juniper and a prickle of baking spice.
A little liquorice and honeyed sweetness combines with herbaceous notes of cassia and coriander as well as some lemon peel.
Quite short and impressively delicate.
Was: £37.95Now: £25.95
This is the TRUE GIN TASTE for me. Strong taste, perfect with tonic and an orange with a few drops of fresh lemon.
This Gin to me has a very over powering taste. It tastes like very harsh alcohol. It tastes like taking shots of goldschlager. Did not enjoy.
Very different from other gins and probably an acquired taste. I really didn’t enjoy it on first tasting, it had a strong whisky or grappa note (streaker aldehydes). However it is growing on me, and the dried orange and coriander are coming through,
I purchased a bottle of William Kerr's in-store at Fenwicks, but have just found the price is cheaper on here so will be reordering in future when my current stock runs low (which should be pretty soon!!) This is honestly one of the best, most unique gins I have ever tasted, to the point where it has ruined other gins for me! Cannot be beaten in a gin & tonic on a hot summer's day with some orange or grapefruit. Would definitely recommend as a present or just for your own alcohol shelf as the bottle is so beautiful.
What an unbelievably unique Gin! So many Gins taste the same but this one is truly ground breaking. I picked this up in Dubai's Le Clos airport duty free shop and then found it on here when I was looking at how to get it in the UK. The staff their were great and told me of the unique way it is made from malted barley rather than wheat like most Gins. It gives it a smooth consistency and helps hold the flavours of the botanicals incredibly well. To me, the prominent flavours were orange and citrus which was backed up beautifully by a subtle liquorice tastes. I will be buying plenty more of this when I am back in Blighty!
