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Gin guides

Types of gin

There are many different types of gin and our comprehensive gin guide explains the differences and similarities between them. If you want to know your London dry from your Old Tom, this guide will help!

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Author:

Henry Jeffreys, features editor at Master of Malt and drinks author
Reading time: 6 minutes

For some people, gin is just gin, something to splash into a G&T, but in fact, there are dozens of different types of gin out there. These range from the clean juniper-forward flavours of London dry gins to sweet, fruity flavoured gins and even gins that blur the boundaries with whisky as they are aged in oak casks. There’s a wide world of gin to explore.

A bottle of Elephant London Dry Gin in front of an actual elephant

A London dry gin, not from London!

London dry gin

Other types of dry gin

For more information on gin production read our How is gin made? guide.

London Dry Gins to try

A bottle of Malfy Gin surrounded by dehydrated citrus wheels

Gin is full of flavour and sometimes colour!

Flavoured gins

Pink gin

Gin liqueurs

Sloe gin

Flavoured Gins to try

A bottle of Plymouth Gin among some pretty books

Plymouth Gin dates back to the 18th century

Old Tom gin

Navy Strength gin

Plymouth Gin

Old Tom, Navy Strenth, & Plymouth Gin

Barrels full of alcohol in a warehouse

Casks aren't just for whisky or brandy you can age gin too!

Genever

Oak-aged gin

Genever and oak-aged gin

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