These Are The 2 Best Tasting Gins On The Market

Here’s the thing about how big the food industry has become: it’s hard to ever really know if the food that you’re eating is actually the best version of what’s in front of you. Sure, all taste is subjective, but there is a certain point where you would appreciate a recommendation or someone who is there to turn you on to the best thing currently being offered. Well, luckily, there’s a British company doing just that.

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Each year, the Guild of Fine Food gets together and evaluates the best food and drink options on the market for the Great Taste Awards. The guild itself is made up of artisan producers, retailers, and distributors, and the judging panel that evaluates all of the goods for the awards is made up of chefs, recipe developers, critics, and food writers. It’s primarily an English organization, but they evaluate food internationally recognized.

Especially in regards to gin, which is a drink primarily developed and produced in the United Kingdom, it makes sense to look towards the Guild of Fine Foods’ expertise despite their regionality. And this year, it seems like they’ve gotten to the bottom of what the best gins currently on the market are.

Great Glen Inverness Gin

Judging for the Great Taste Awards requires a panel of over 500 judges to evaluate and grade the best products by a ranking of 1 to 3 stars. This year, only two gins were awarded the three star ranking, both of which were―unsurprisingly―Scottish.

The first gin given this award of three stars is the Great Glen Inverness Gin. The distillery it comes from is small and has only been in operation since 2021. It is a craft distillery and it utilizes water straight from Loch Ness (yes, as in the famous monster’s habitat) to distill this gin. This gin is noted as being boldly botanical and vibrant, utilizing at least four aromatics in its distilling. Each bottle comes in at about 43% ABV.

Seven Crofts Fisherman’s Strength Gin

The Seven Crofts Fisherman’s Strength Gin really takes gin to the next level. It is actually classified as navy-strength gin coming in at around 57% ABV. This gin comes from the most northwestern distillery in Scotland, the Highland Liquor Co., which also produces the company’s less intense Seven Crofts Gin. This drink is also dense with botanical flavor, with the company noting that its fruit forward notes of herbs and pepper will sing on your palate.

It’s important to note that these gins might not be the easiest to source. However, for any diehard gin fans that would really care about this kind of distinction when making their next cocktail, the effort is probably gonna be worth it with a distinction like this.