Description
A London Gin is a type of gin where the botanicals providing the flavours are inserted inside the still so that the distillate extracted is the end product gin. A London Gin cannot have any flavours added outside the Still. Often also referred to as a London Dry gin.
Our Southend Gin is created in this way by using natural botanicals and the purest Essex water.
We love this gin because it represents a deceptive taste profile. We wanted to create an Essex Seaside gin and we sampled a number of people about what tastes they associate with the Essex Seaside. Although technically a London Dry gin the botanicals added disguise the dryness and give the impression of a dry to medium palate.
This gin is designed to remind your senses of the taste of seaside days in the sun. Just a tiny hint of the spice of Essex, ice cream, sherbet and liquorice dip or maybe a hint of sea-shore citrus drinks.
No expense has been spared in its manufacture, such that we are using the second most expensive spice in the world – natural vanilla pods, sourced currently from Papua New Guinea.
Pigs Bay gins are gravity filtered using charcoal and then coconut to give that malt-like smoothness. Essex in a bottle and truly the Spirit of Essex.
Alan Worsdale (verified owner) –
Clare M. (verified owner) –
Christmas gift
Dawn J. (verified owner) –
Love a dry tasty Gin & this is local too
Anonymous (verified owner) –
purchased as a present
Nick Robins (verified owner) –
Excellent local gin.
Michelle H. (verified owner) –
I loved the taste of the Southend gin. It was extremely smooth and tasted just like my memories of growing up in Southend!!! Fantastic gin.
Roy (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Fabulous drinks and wonderful service. Lovely local business that deserves to do well.
Paul (verified owner) –
Already a favourite in our house
COLIN M. (verified owner) –
Great gin …smooth
Robert (verified owner) –
Chris Mann (verified owner) –
Roger Baines (verified owner) –
Lugano (verified owner) –
Smooth tasty gin
COLIN M. (verified owner) –
Smooth gin, lovely my favourite
Paula H. (verified owner) –
Lovely smooth gin
Patricia (verified owner) –
Lovely gin. Smooth fresh taste. Amazing flavour. So different. Definitely recommend.
James F. (verified owner) –
Jane Hampshire (verified owner) –
Megan J. (verified owner) –
Ricky Stevenson (verified owner) –
A new favourite for us
Adele Bates (verified owner) –
angela burgess (verified owner) –
Very good
Shawn P. (verified owner) –
A nice little gin. Recommended
Nikki (verified owner) –
I bought this as a present, but the recipient (a gin connoisseur), said that it had a spiciness to it which was nice. Too strong to use in a Martini, but great with a tonic.
Kevin Wealthall (verified owner) –
A very nice gin will be trying other ones from you
Kevin Wealthall (verified owner) –
A lovely gin goes down well
Admin User (store manager) –
Hi Kevin, THnak you for your 5 star review, good to hear you have been enjoying our Southend Gin and our service.
Christine R. (verified owner) –
Kevin Wealthall (verified owner) –
Always pefection
Admin User (store manager) –
Thank you for your lovely review Kevin
Richard (verified owner) –
Bought it as a gift but was fortunate enough to get a taste. Subtle flavours, to savour. Use a basic tonic to allow you to enjoy its complexity.
Admin User (store manager) –
Richard, thank you for your 5-star review and comments. We agree our Southend Gin has so many lovely flavours a simple tonic, marries with it perfectly.
Kevin Wealthall (verified owner) –
A great fun very smooth will purchase again
Kevin Wealthall (verified owner) –
A good quality bin Would highly reccomend
Susan B. (verified owner) –
Bought this as a gift after attending a tasting event and discovering the subtle flavours of this gin.
Admin User (store manager) –
Sue, Thanks for taking the time to review our Southend Gin and hope the recipient enjoyed it as much as you did.
Rick Stevenson (verified owner) –
Jane B. (verified owner) –
Bought as a gift, my friend said she absolutely loved it and will be buying again
Admin User (store manager) –
Jane, thank you for your 5-star review and so pleased to hear your friend loved our Southend Gin.
Paul Mangan (verified owner) –
It was for a present but I know the recipient was more than happy to receive this as a gift
Kevin Wealthall (verified owner) –
A good quality product
Janice Pacey (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Bought as a present for a friend, who says it’s her favourite Gin.
Admin User (store manager) –
We are delighted to hear your friend loves our Southend Gin, it’s certainly a very popular choice!
EDWARD W. (verified owner) –
This was a gift for my Mum. She absolutely loves the gin.
Admin User (store manager) –
Thankyou Edward for taking the time to write a review, and for rating us and Southend Gin 5-star. We are so pleased to hear your Mum gets great enjoyment from our Southend gin!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Southend Gin is delicious. I was drawn to it by the description, which said it would remind me of ice cream – it really does! It’s so smooth and creamy while not being sweet or sickly. I would recommend this gin above my previous favourite branded gin.
Admin User (store manager) –
We are delighted you love our Southend Gin and are happy to recommend it.