Ableforth's Bathtub Gin Navy Strength
Ableforth's · Master of Malt
The compound method — cold-infusing botanicals rather than vapor-distilling them — gives this gin a texture and depth that column-distilled gins rarely achieve. At navy strength, the botanical payload is amplified but not exaggerated. It punches above its price point with confidence.
Nose
An immediate wave of resinous juniper and warm cassia bark, followed by candied orange peel and a dried floral note. The high proof amplifies everything without distortion — coriander seed and cardamom weave through the background.
Palate
Oily and full-bodied, with juniper pine leading into baking spice and coriander warmth. The mid-palate opens to bitter orange and a gentle peppery heat. Despite the proof, there's a rounded quality that keeps the botanicals in conversation rather than competition.
Finish
Long, with lingering juniper resin, cassia warmth, and a citrus echo that slowly fades.
- Style
- Compound Navy Strength Gin
- Botanicals
- Juniper, Coriander, Orange Peel, Cinnamon, Clove, Cardamom
- Base Spirit
- Grain spirit
- Distillation
- Cold compound infusion of botanicals into grain spirit
Cocktail Suggestion
Navy Negroni — 1.5 oz Ableforth's Navy Strength Gin · 1 oz Campari · 1 oz sweet vermouth · Stir with ice, strain into rocks glass over large cube, garnish with orange peel.
Food Pairing
The brininess of the mussels pairs with the gin's resinous juniper, while the lemongrass and galangal in the curry echo the cassia bark and citrus peel botanicals.
Produced in small batches by Atom Brands in Kent, Ableforth's compound method cold-infuses six botanicals directly into grain spirit, a technique that predates modern distillation.
Be the first to comment.
Leave a comment
Tulchan Speyside London Dry Gin
Tulchan
Tulchan Speyside London Dry Gin is a beautifully composed Scottish gin that marries classic London Dry architecture with the quiet confidence of its Speyside origins. It radiates warmth without demanding attention, making it equally compelling neat or as the backbone of a contemplative cocktail. A gin that speaks softly but carries remarkable depth.
Isle of Raasay Hebridean Gin
Isle of Raasay
Isle of Raasay Hebridean Gin is a study in clarity through constraint — a tight botanical bill drawn from the island's own terrain, distilled with disciplined intent. It proves that limitation breeds focus: every botanical earns its place, nothing competes, and the result is a gin of luminous transparency. A quiet triumph from one of Scotland's most purposeful young distilleries.
New Riff Distilling Kentucky Wild Gin
New Riff Distilling
New Riff's Kentucky Wild Gin is a beautifully aerated spirit—distilled with a thoughtful openness to the botanicals' natural character. It's proof that a whiskey-focused distillery can channel that same reverence for terroir and process into a gin of real poise and clarity. A versatile, sippable gin that breathes Kentucky air.
Cadenhead's Old Raj Dry Gin
Cadenhead's
Old Raj is a gin of rare character—the saffron infusion turns a classic juniper-forward profile into something genuinely singular, perfect for the waning warmth of November. Its navy strength makes it a commanding presence in cocktails or neat, and its Scottish provenance from one of the oldest independent bottlers in the world lends quiet authority. A gin that feels like the last golden light before winter.