Crosskirk Bay London Dry Gin 70cl by North Point Distillery (ABV 45.1% Alcohol) | Small Batch Premium Gin – Bursting with Bright Citrus & Pine Notes | Scottish Gin – Hand Crafted, Sustainable Spirits

It’s a great product, the best (of many) London Dry gins I’ve tasted.

I was fortunate enough to try this gin whilst staying at a hotel near to the North Coast Distillery. I visited the Distillery and attended the tour ( highly recommended) and was given the opportunity learn about the distilling method and botanicals used in the production of this amazing gin. I, of course, left after purchasing some, and have ordered it again 4 times! It is my favourite ‘go to’ gin, I am not a fan of flavoured gins, and prefer gin to be unsweetened and taste like gin, and this gin suits my palate perfectly. I highly recommend.

This is a really delicious Gin, especially if paired with the specific tonic variety recommended on the back of the bottle. A really light, zesty, fresh taste, and really drinkable, both with regular tonic and more exotic varieties. It’s always a bit special to have a small-batch spirit, and the bottle I received had hand-written biro numbering on the back which I really enjoyed.

Gin is big business, and while supermarkets catch on and default to the big distilleries, there are plenty of treats to be had in the "craft" creators all over the country. Don't feel obliged to go with the same old brands if you can push the boat out with an extra tenner to go for something like this. Support a local industry and impress your friends with a gin they won't have seen before (unless you are in Caithness!)

Smaller / craft distilleries are playing an increasingly significant role in the UK spirit market, and long may the trend continue.Produced near Crosskirk Bay on the north coast, this is an excellent gin. First impressions, with the nicely textured, slightly tapered bottle, complete with decent wood-topped cork are good, while the lack of plastic in the packaging (seal is provided by a straightforward, tightly fastened adhesive paper label) is always good to see. Labeling, though colourful, is not lurid and actually of quite a simple, attractive design that suits a clean, fresh gin. Which this most certainly is. Crisp, nicely dry, lots of citrus -the orange oil, pine resin and juniper are distinctive, the anise mentioned a slight warming background. The hint of saltiness is present giving a good 'maritime' feel which I like, and balances the finish very nicely.This is a gin that could be enjoyed as-is; but is particularly good in a traditional gin and tonic, either with the suggested grapefruit twist, lemon, or (if you can find it) bergamot. It also is ideal in a classic martini, or a greyhound cocktail with freshly squeezed grapefruit, or a blood-orange greyhound. Very good, and highly recommended.

Gin! I can see why there was the "Gin Craze" in the first half of the 18ᵗʰ century. I can also see why recent growth of it has shot up to total gin sales in the UK hitting £1'000'000'000 in 2016; 47'000'000 bottles of the stuff in 2017, and the number of distilleries has increased by 127% in five years to 315 in total. It tastes lovely. Don't get me wrong, there are still some real "Bathtub/Mother's Ruin" horror shows out there, but a good gin, either neat or mixed nicely is a bit of a treat. Not all good gins are good for all occasions though. One of my favourites makes a great G&T but a lousy martini. I hadn't tried "𝑪𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒓𝒌 𝑩𝒂𝒚 𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒓𝒚 𝑮𝒊𝒏" by "𝑵𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒚" up in Crosskirk Bay in Caithness before. But its a lovely part of the country & I've visited there often. The bottle arrived in one of Amazon's little cardboard bottle boxes. Inside the box is a traditional Dutch "jenever" shaped bottle in textured clear glass. The stopper is wood & cork with a paper tax seal & no plastic. The label is some sort of transfer with an attractive green & blue stormy seascape. Its small batch gin so my bottle & batch number are hand written; this one being, 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳: 363 & 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳: 𝘊𝘎02. This 70ᶜˡ bottle is ABV 45.1% so a little stronger than usual fare. Crosskirk Bay gin is unusual in that it is a molasses based spirit rather than grain. It has 17 botanicals including juniper, lemon peel, grapefruit peel, sea buckthorn, rowan berries, lemon verbena, cardamom, pink peppercorns, Scots pine [from their 1993 Christmas tree that they planted out in their garden] & Icelandic moss. It quite citrus forward & I really noticed a salty kick to it from its maritime location which is refreshingly nice. In fact every-time I open the bottle or take a sip I get a whack of seaside ozone. Nice drunk in the modern Dutch, Jenever way served from the freezer with ice like vodka. Great paired with fresh citrus like orange or grapefruit juice. Makes a cracking G&T with good tonic, ice & a slice. Though my favourite is in a pre-dinner Gibson. [𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘺 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦.]🍸🍸 This one bottle has pretty much converted me to it from my usual brand, so I'll definitely be buying it again, both for myself & as a gift. There other gin brands out there, maybe too many some would say. But if you want a treat of an incredibly clean & tasty gin then I'd say at least give this one a try. The price is good for a small batch gin at £35.00 for 70ᶜˡ, I'll be buying another next month! 🍸🍸Cin cin! or should that be Slàinte mhath a charaid.

I usually follow a low carbohydrate lifestyle and classic Gins have no carbs . However, flavoured , citrus or botanicals gins something have carbs / sugars so I wanted to find out how many carbohydrates in this gin but unfortunately I couldn’t find anything written on this page maybe I was a little bit impatient I also went onto their website and I couldn’t see anything so I’m slightly disappointed that I can’t tell how many carbohydrates they are in this lovely bottle of gin. Just to be clear there is no denying that this gin is absolutely divine.

Excellent small batch gin, dry and citrus notes.Lovely bottle with lable printed directly on.Feels like real love and care has gone Into makeing this.Bottle number and batch number written on by hand.