From London to Seattle, and from Berlin to Kyoto.
Find a gin by country (in alphabetical order) in my comprehensive directory of gins (both artisanal and mass-produced) from around the world. Some I’ve tried, others are on my list to try. I’ll let you have the final say.
Many distilleries produce multiple gins, but I’ve only listed one type from each brand below. Check back regularly for new additions. Missing a gin from the list? Please email gins@thecultureur.com.
“Beloved, we join hands here to pray for gin. An aridity defiles us. Our innards thirst for the juice of juniper. Something must be done. The drought threatens to destroy us. ” —Wallace Thurman
ARGENTINA
1) Prince of the Apostles Mate Gin, Apostles Gin — MISIONES
AUSTRALIA
1) Signature Dry Gin, Archie Rose Distilling Co. — SYDNEY
2) MGC Dry Gin, The Melbourne Gin Company — GEMBROOK
BELGIUM
1) Buss N°509 Author Collection Gins, Buss Spirits — ANTWERP
BOLIVIA
1) La República Andina, Master Blends — ANDES
CANADA
1) Victoria Gin, Victoria Spirits — VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC
2) Ironworks Gin, Ironworks Distillery — LUNENBERG, NS
3) Fundy Gin, Still Fired Distilleries, Inc. — ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, NS
4) Gin Thuya, Distillerie Fils du Roy Inc. — SAINT-ARSÈNE, QC
5) Ungava Canadian Premium Dry Gin, Ungava Spirits — COWANSVILLE, QC
6) Ampersand Gin, Ampersand Distilling Company — COWICHAN VALLEY, BC
COLOMBIA
1) Premium Colombian Aged Treasure Gin, Dictador — CARTAGENA
ESTONIA
1) Crafter’s London Dry Gin — TALLINN
FRANCE
1) G’Vine — CHARENTE
2) Citadelle Gin — DUNKIRK
3) Saffron Gin, Gabriel Boudier — DIJON
GERMANY
1) Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin — BLACK FOREST
2) Ferdinand’s Saar Dry Gin — SAARLAND
3) Granit Bavarian Gin, Penninger — HAUZENBERG
4) The Duke Munich Dry Gin, The Duke Destillery — MUNICH
5) Feel! Munich Dry Gin — MUNICH
6) Gin Sul — HAMBURG
7) Stauffenberg Dry Gin, Swabia — BAVARIA
8) Siegfried Gin, Rheinland Distillers — RHEINLAND
9) Wayfarer Gin, Wayfarer Distillery — FRECHEN
10) Windspiel Gin, Windspiel Manufacturing — EIFEL
11) Berliner Brandstifter, Schilkin — BERLIN
ICELAND
1) Örninn/Eagle Gin, Mountain Distillery — REYKJAVIK
2) VOR Icelandic Pot Distilled Gin, Eimverk Distillery — REYKJAVIK
IRELAND
1) Glendalough Gin, Glendalough Distillery — GLENDALOUGH
ITALY
1) Malfy Gin — SALERNO
JAPAN
1) Ki No Bi Kyoto Dry Gin, The Kyoto Distillery — KYOTO
2) Roku Gin, Suntory — OSAKA
3) Nikka Coffey Gin, The Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. Ltd. — YOICHI
NEW ZEALAND
1) Lighthouse Gin, Lighthouse Distillery Ltd. — MARTINBOROUGH
PERU
1) GIN’CA, The Inca Distillery — LIMA
SPAIN
1) Gin Mare Mediterranean Gin — VILANOVA I LA GELTRÚ
2) Le Tribute Gin, MG Destilerías — VILANOVA I LA GELTRÚ
3) Nordés Atlantic Galician Gin — GALICIA
SOUTH AFRICA
1) Inception Wine Base, The Woodstock Gin Company — CAPE TOWN
2) Cruxland Gin, KWV Spirits — PAARL
3) Musgrave Pink Gin, Hope on Hopkins Distillery — CAPE TOWN
4) Inverroche Gin Classic, Inverroche Distillery — STILBAAI
5) Ginifer Small Batch Handcrafted Chilli-Infused Gin, Ginifer — JOHANNESBURG
SWEDEN
1) Hernö Blackcurrant Gin, Hernö Distillery — ÅNGERMANLAND
THAILAND
1) Iron Balls Gin, A R. Sutton & Co Engineers — BANGKOK
THE NETHERLANDS
1) Rutte Celery Gin, Rutte Distillateurs — ROTTERDAM
2) Nolet’s Reserve Gin, Nolet Distillery — SCHIEDAM
UGANDA
1) Uganda Waragi Gin, Uganda Breweries Limited — KAMPALA
UNITED KINGDOM
1) Bombay Sapphire, Bombay Spirits Co. — HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND
2) Sipsmith V.J.O.P, Sipsmith — LONDON, ENGLAND
3) Tanqueray No. 10, Cameronbridge Distillery — CAMERON BRIDGE, SCOTLAND
4) Beefeater, James Burrough — LONDON, ENGLAND
5) Cotswolds Dry Gin — WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND
6) The Botanist Islay Dry Gin, Bruichladdich Distillery — ISLAY, SCOTLAND
7) Caorunn Gin, Balmenach Distillery — CAORUNN, SCOTLAND
8) Langley’s No. 8, Langley’s — TOTTON HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND
9) Love Gin, Eden.Mill — ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND
10) Plymouth Gin Navy Strength, Plymouth Gin — PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND
11) Dà Mhìle Organic Seaweed Gin, Dà Mhìle — LLANDYSUL, WALES
12) Hendrick’s Gin, Girvan Distillery — SOUTH AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND
13) Dyfi Original Gin, The Dyfi Distillery — CORRIS, WALES
14) ‘Start Point’ Salcombe Gin, Salcombe Distilling Co. — SALCOMBE, ENGLAND
15) Garden Tiger Dry Gin, Capreolus Distillery — COTSWOLDS, ENGLAND
16) Williams GB Extra Dry Gin, Chase Distillery — HEREFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND
17) Edinburgh Gin, Ian Macleod Distillers — BROXBURN, SCOTLAND
18) Hayman’s London Dry Gin, Hayman Distillery — WITHAM, ENGLAND
19) 6 O’clock Gin, Bramley & Gage — THORNBURY, ENGLAND
20) 9 Moons Barrel Aged Gin, Martin Miller’s Gin — LONDON, ENGLAND
21) Bathtub Gin, Ableforth’s — KENT, ENGLAND
UNITED STATES
1) Barrel Reserve Old Cockney Gin, Two James Spirits — DETROIT, MI
2) Copperworks Gin, Copperworks Distilling Co. — SEATTLE, WA
3) Aviation American Gin — PORTLAND, OR
4) Gun Club Gin, Sun Liquor Distillery — SEATTLE, WA
5) 3 Howls Navy Strength Gin, 3 Howls Distillery — SEATTLE, WA
6) Euphrosine, Atelier Vie — NEW ORLEANS, LA
7) No.209 Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel Reserve Gin, 209th Distillery — SAN FRANCISCO, CA
8) Anchor Old Tom Gin, Anchor Distilling Company — SAN FRANCISCO, CA
9) Barr Hill Gin, Caledonia Spirits — HARDWICK, VT
10) Seagram’s Extra Dry Gin, Pernod Ricard — NEW YORK, NY
11) Uncle Val’s Restorative Gin, 3 Badge Beverage Corporation — SONOMA, CA
12) Four Peel Gin, Watershed Distillery — COLUMBUS, OH
13) Char Barrel Finished Soft Gin, Heritage Distilling Co. — GIG HARBOR, WA
14) Portland Dry Gin 33, New Deal Distillery — PORTLAND, OR
15) OOLA Gin, OOLA Distillery — SEATTLE, WA
16) American Gin, FEW Spirits — EVANSTON, IL
17) CITY Bright Organic Gin, Greenbar Distillery — LOS ANGELES, CA
18) Letherbee Gin, Letherbee Distillers — CHICAGO, IL
19) Wheeler’s Western Dry Gin, Santa Fe Spirits — SANTA FE, NM
20) Artisan Gin, Corsair — NASHVILLE, TN
21) Green Hat Distilled Gin, New Columbia Distillers — WASHINGTON, DC
“The proper union of gin and vermouth is a great and sudden glory; it is one of the happiest marriages on earth, and one of the shortest lived.” — Bernard DeVoto
