Gin

Gin is a spirit that is distilled from a natural grain, vegetable or fruit, such as wheat, barley, potatoes or grapes and flavoured with herbs, spices, plants, flowers or seeds. All gins must include juniper berries in order to qualify as gin, and this should be the dominant flavour. Even if distilled with wheat, barley or rye, pure gin is considered gluten free and is safe for those with coeliac disease. However, if you are drinking a specialty gin you should be aware that there may be added flavourings or ingredients that may contain gluten.

If you’re looking for a high quality Irish gin, you can’t go wrong with Bertha’s Revenge. We love their Crab Apple Gin, which is made with crab apples from one of our growers in Cappoquin and from the gardens at Ballyvolane House. It’s created by ageing the fruit in Bertha’s Revenge Irish Milk Gin for several months and is filtered before adding local honey, jaggery cane sugar syrup and cloves prior to bottling. It’s an excellent option for drinking neat or can be the perfect base for a cocktail such as spiced gin and apple punch.

We love Dingle Gin, created in the heart of County Kerry at the Dingle distillery to evoke the flavour of the Wild Atlantic Coast. This is a truly special Irish gin that is bursting with flavour due to the locally foraged botanicals that give it its taste. Dingle Original Gin is made in small batches of 500 litres, with its unique flavour coming from the Rowan berries, fuchsia, bog myrtle, heather, chervil and hawthorn that are perfectly combined for taste and texture.

For the perfect fusion of flavour from faraway climes, you’ll love Maharani gin, which combines pomelo, cassia and nutmeg mace sourced from an organic farming cooperative in Kerala, India. The aromatics of the botanicals are maintained by the process of production in which the oils are not chill filtered out in the final stage of production at the Rebel City Distillery in Cork City.

Minke Irish Gin is a great choice for gifting or for enjoying with friends, and it has a distinct flavour profile that includes Rock Samphire as a subtle and unique flavour. We love the added citrus and aniseed notes, and this extra special offering is inspired by the Minke whale, which is sometimes seen swimming off the Wild Atlantic coastline. This makes an excellent addition to a cocktail, and you can combine Minke Gin with Vermouth and Sherry with a dash of Sarsaparilla Bitters, garnished with lemon zest to create a Minke Martini.

Here at Bradleys, we’ve been perfecting our range of local and artisan produce since 1850. We are a family business focused on bringing you the very best of craft beer, wine and gin online, and we also stock a delicious selection of snacks and treats from local producers. We’ll always be happy to help you find what you are looking for, so make the most of our expertise to explore online gins today.