Gin (700 ml)

Gilbey's Gin traces its origins to 1857, when brothers Walter and Alfred Gilbey founded their London spirits business after returning from the Crimean War — using prize money to launch what became one of Britain's most widely distributed gin labels. The brand

helped codify the London Dry style: botanicals distilled with neutral grain spirit, with no post-distillation flavouring permitted under the designation's rules.

Produced to the London Dry Gin specification, the recipe centres on juniper berries as the dominant botanical, supported by coriander seed and citrus peel — the stripped-back, juniper-led profile that defined the category before the craft-gin era introduced more elaborate botanical bills.

Bottled at 37.5% ABV, it sits at the lower end of the legal London Dry threshold.

What distinguishes Gilbey's is its direct lineage to the Victorian-era London Dry template — a category-defining formula now largely displaced by contemporary gins chasing novelty botanicals. It remains one of the few London Dry expressions still produced under a name that predates the 20th century.