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Capreolus Distillery

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Reviews from Capreolus Distillery
Capreolus Garden Tiger Gin
Gin

Capreolus Garden Tiger Gin

Capreolus

Capreolus is best known for their fruit eau de vie, and that distiller's discipline shows in their gin work. Every botanical is articulated rather than blurred. Garden Tiger is a gin that rewards the attentive palate — each sip reveals a new layer without ever feeling cluttered.

96 proof
Capreolus Pear Eau de Vie Gin
Gin

Capreolus Pear Eau de Vie Gin

Capreolus

Barney Wilczak's Capreolus Distillery is known for its obsessive approach to fruit spirits, and this gin applies that precision to a juniper-forward framework. The pear eau de vie base is the differentiator — it gives the gin a textural richness and aromatic complexity that grain-based spirits rarely achieve. An exceptional gin for contemplative sipping or a refined Martini.

94 proof
Capreolus Damson Eau de Vie Gin
Gin

Capreolus Damson Eau de Vie Gin

Capreolus

Barney Wilczak's one-man distillery applies the logic of eau de vie — capture fruit in its purest form — to gin production. The result is a gin with unusual depth and texture, where the base spirit is a feature, not an afterthought. Distinctive without being eccentric.

96.6 proof
Capreolus Raspberry Eau de Vie Gin
Gin

Capreolus Raspberry Eau de Vie Gin

Capreolus

Barrie Lancaster's eau de vie background shows in every sip — this is a gin that understands distillation as an act of capture, not construction. The space between the floral top notes and the woody juniper base is wide and elegant, each element articulated with rare clarity.

96 proof
Capreolus Garden Swift Gin
Gin

Capreolus Garden Swift Gin

Capreolus Distillery

Capreolus is better known for its eau de vie work, and that fruit distillation expertise shows in how cleanly each botanical is rendered here. Garden Swift doesn't chase novelty — it pursues clarity. A gin that trusts juniper to lead and lets supporting botanicals earn their place.

94 proof
Gin

Capreolus Blackbird Gin

Capreolus

Barrie Dyas's meticulous approach to distillation—treating each botanical almost as a separate ingredient to be captured at its peak—results in a gin of remarkable clarity and focus. The Blackbird expression showcases the Cotswolds' foraging tradition while maintaining a classically structured juniper profile. Exceptional in a Martini.

94 proof
Capreolus Waxwing Gin
Gin

Capreolus Waxwing Gin

Capreolus

Barney Wilczak's small-batch operation in the Welsh borderlands produces spirits of remarkable clarity, and this gin is no exception. Juniper-forward but botanically nuanced, it's a gin for people who want to taste the spirit's architecture, not just its window dressing.

96 proof