In this article, we are going to discuss the 5 highest quality gins in the world. If you want to check out our detailed analysis of the global gin market, the most popular gin in the world, and the recent acquisition in the gin industry, head to 20 Highest Quality Gins in the World.
5. Hendrick’s Gin
Insider Monkey Score: 18
A seminal Scottish brand in a pool of new-school gins, Hendrick’s offers core expressions of rose and cucumber. The ‘most unusual gin’ is crafted in tiny 500 liter batches, giving the master distiller more control over their artistry. Hendrick’s boasted worldwide sales of 1.6 million 9-liter cases last year, an increase of 17.9% from 2021.
The brand’s parent company, William Grant & Sons, is known for its popular Scotch brands and boasts distilling and bottling operations in Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, India, the US, and Mexico, with a team of over 2,600 employees at 48 global locations.
4. Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin
Insider Monkey Score: 21
This craft gin contains a blend of 47 botanicals sourced from India and the Black Forest in Germany. The unexpected flavors from around the world come together for one unique blend that’s complex and delicious. Introduced in 2010, the Monkey 47 brand was completely acquired by Pernod Ricard in 2020.
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3. Tanqueray London Dry Gin
Insider Monkey Score: 21
Created by Charles Tanqueray in 1830, Tanqueray London Dry Gin is still made today according to the same classic, timeless recipe. Its iconic bottle shape is inspired by a three-part cocktail shaker made famous during Prohibition’s classic cocktail movement in the ‘Roaring 20s’.
Owned by Diageo, Tanqueray’s biggest market is the United States. It was said to be a favorite of the ‘Rat Pack’ and was supposedly also the preferred gin of the musical maestro Frank Sinatra. This perfectly balanced gin brand is the bartenders’ choice as the best gin for a gin and tonic.
2. The Botanist Islay Dry Gin
Insider Monkey Score: 23
One of the top gin brands in the world, The Botanist is the first and only Islay Dry Gin from Scotland. The versatile offering is crafted using a unique combination of 22 botanicals that are hand-forged locally and sustainably on the Scottish island of Islay.
The iconic gin is produced by the Bruichladdich Distillery, which was acquired by the French alcohol giant Remy Cointreau in 2012 for around $75 million.
1. Roku Gin
Insider Monkey Score: 24
Released in 2017 in Japan and the following year in the United States, Roku is the premium craft gin created by the House of Suntory in Osaka. If you taste this expression, you will not find the classic flavor of juniper berries upfront. Rather you would sense layers of unique flavors that come from six (Roku means six in Japanese) Japanese botanicals along with eight traditional gin botanicals.
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