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.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
I first bought this gin as I wanted to support a local business. I was intrigued by the description on the label that suggested that Southend gin encapsulated the taste of seaside says, of ice cream and sherbet. This is the most delicious gin. Smooth and flavoursome; not overly botanical. It’s definitely gin, and also definitely sea-sidey. I will definitely be supporting this fabulous Southend company again as I want more of this dry gin. It is outstanding.
Admin User (store manager) –
Thank you very much for taking the time to send us such a lovely review of our Southend Gin, we think it’s outstanding and glad to hear you agree! Thank you also for your support of our small family run business.