Gin Brands & Prices

Gin is a type of liquor made with juniper berries and other botanicals, such as cassia bark, elderflower, chamomile, and lemon peel. Like other liquors, it has a high alcohol content of about 40% alcohol by volume (ABV).

The price of gin varies widely depending on the type and brand. Expensive gin (also called “top-shelf gin”) is likely older and made with rarer ingredients than cheap gin. 

Gin Brands & Prices

The most well-known types of gin include:

London Dry Gin

Made in England, London Dry is probably the most popular gin among gin lovers. It contains no artificial flavors or added sugars, though it sometimes features licorice or other sweet botanicals. It often appears in gin cocktails such as:

• The Martini (gin and vermouth)
• The Grapefruit Gimlet (gin, grapefruit juice, and syrup)
• The Negroni (gin, vermouth rosso, Campari, and orange peel)
• The Gin and Tonic (gin and tonic water)

Common brands and prices of London Dry gin include:

• Beefeater Gin, which costs about $21 per 750ml bottle
• Beefeater 24 Gin ($25)
• Beefeater Burrough’s Reserve Oak Rested Gin ($70)
• Beefeater Strawberry Pink Gin ($21)
• Blue Bottle Gin ($37)
• Bombay Sapphire Gin ($25)
• Bombay Sapphire East Gin ($28)
• Dingle Original Pot-Still Gin ($45)
• Ford’s Gin ($35)
• Gordon’s Gin ($12)
• Hayman’s London Dry Gin ($25)
• Highclere Castle Gin ($50)
• Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin ($70)
• Tanqueray London Dry Gin ($20)
• Tanqueray No. Ten Gin ($35)
• Tanqueray Rangpur Gin ($30)
• Tanqueray Sevilla Orange Gin ($24)
• Sipsmith London DryGin ($30)

Navy Strength Gin

Navy Strength Gin is similar to London Dry, but it has a higher alcohol content (about 57% ABV). 

Common brands and prices of Navy Strength Gin include:

• 3 Howls Navy Strength Gin ($25)
• Bent Brewstillery Gunner Ghost Navy Strength Gin ($30)
• Conniption Navy Strength Gin ($43)
• Ford’s Gin Officers’ Reserve Navy Strength Gin ($35)
• Four Pillars Navy Strength Gin ($40)
• Hayman’s Royal Dock Navy Strength Gin ($24)
• Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin ($45)
• La Crosse Navy Strength Gin ($40)
• Leopold Navy Strength Gin ($50)
• Perry Tots Navy Strength Gin ($33)
• Prairie Navy Strength Gin ($30)
• Purity Organic Navy Strength Gin ($40)

Old Tom Gin

Old Tom Gin is much sweeter than other types of gin. That’s because it contains a significant amount of licorice. Like London Dry, Old Tom gin is frequently used in cocktails. 

Common brands and prices of Old Tom gin include:

• Alley Cat Feral Gin ($30)
• Brothers Old Tom Gin ($40)
• Counter Old Tom Gin ($32)
• French Lick Old Tom Gin ($25)
• Gin Lane 1751 Old Tom Gin ($22)
• Greenhook’s Old Tom Gin ($38)
• Hayman’s Old Tom Gin ($30)
• Purity Organic Old Tom Gin ($33)
• Ransom Old Tom Gin ($35)
• Sound Spirits Old Tom Gin ($35)
• Spring 44 Old Tom Gin ($30)
• Twin Spirits M Gin ($25)
• Zuidam 5 Year Old Zeer Oude Genever ($40)

Plymouth Gin

Plymouth gin is made with angelica root, cardamom, coriander seed, orange peels, and orris root. It has an earthier flavor than most other types of gin. 

There’s only one brand of Plymouth gin, which is produced by the Black Friars Distillery. The distillery sells its traditional gin for about $30 per 750ml bottle. It also sells Plymouth Sloe Gin, which includes sugar and sloe berries, for about $32. 

Scottish Gin

The term Scottish Gin refers to any gin produced in Scotland. 

Common brands and pricecs of Scottish gin include:

• The Botanist Islay Dry Gin ($40)
• Edinburgh Gin ($30)
• Hendrick’s Gin ($30)
• Hendrick’s Lunar Gin ($45)
• Hendrick’s Midsummer Solstice ($37)
• Hendrick’s Orbium Gin ($43)
• Rock Rose Scottish Gin ($40)

Japanese Gin

Japanese gin is made with botanicals native to Japan, such as bamboo, sakura, and sansho peppers.

Common brands and prices of Japanese gin include:

• 135 East Hyogo Dry Japanese Gin ($30)
• Akori Gin ($30)
• Etsu Japanese Gin ($40)
• Komasa Tangerine Gin ($45)
• Suntory Roku Gin ($30)
• Yuzu Japanese Craft Gin ($60)

American Gin

In general, gin made in America is less juniper-forward than other types of gin.

Common brands and prices of American gin include:

• Aviation American Gin ($30)
• Bluecoat American Dry Gin ($35)
• Brooklyn Gin ($43)
• Devil’s Elbow Cucumber & Black Pepper Gin ($33)
• Muckleyeye Copper Pot Distilled Gin ($37)
• St. George Dry Rye Gin ($40)
• Waterloo Texas Style Gin ($25)

Genever 

Genever (also called Jenever, Dutch Gin, or Hollands) isn’t technically a type of gin. However, it served as the basis for modern gin. 

Although gin can be made from any raw material, genever is only made from grains. In addition, while gin is produced all over the world, genever is primarily produced in Holland, Belgium, France, and Germany.

Common brands of genever include:

• Bols Genever ($32)
• Boomsma Genever Jonge ($18)
• Boomsma Genever Oude ($27)
• Corsair Genever Gin ($35)
• Old Duff Genever ($30)
• Rutte Old Simon Genver ($40)

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