ContemplativeFox
Plymouth Gin
Plymouth Gin — England
Reviewed
December 2, 2020 (edited January 16, 2021)
I was curious to try this legendary gin, so I took a couple of sips. It's much sweeter than I'd expected and it's also fruitier. There's not a ton of juniper, but there is a surprisingly large prickly, spicy element. There's some clear minerality as well. I'd like to try this side-by-side with Ford's, which seems like the closest parallel I can think of. This isn't terribly strongly flavored and the flavors smoosh together a bit (but I've just been making some strongly flavored soup, so my palate could be way off). I like this, but I'll need to give it a proper tasting to make a call on whether I really like this. Well, at least if I like it enough to say it's worth the price. Based on this tasting, I give it a thumbs up, though not the most enthusiastic one.
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@ContemplativeFox this is one of my “treat myself” gins. If it wasn’t nearly double the cost of some other London Dry’s (Beefeater, Broker’s, Standard Bombay) it would be a lot heavier in my rotation. I recently told a coworker who complimented me on a job well done that I “don’t like to brag, but I definitely deserve a Plymouth for that”. She, of course, had no idea what I meant.
Yeah, I got the impression from these couple of sips that there was a lot more going on here. This body and nuance were really promising, even though my palate was kind of off.
I find this one like the “gentle” and refined cousin of most good London dry options. Certainly well made and very approachable, but also hides a bit more in the background.
I've heard really good things about the navy strength version @Ancient33w :) Given the price difference I normally would have bought it, but I figured that I should try the more traditional (?) version of this storied gin first. I'm pretty happy with this despite the low proof and I'm looking forward to trying it again when I have more time and a clean palate :)
Hey Fox. This is one of my higher rated gins when I can find it at a reasonable price. You also need to try the Navy Strength version.