Gin Festival at Nicholson's

Thanks for joining us at our 4th annual gin festival!

 

This summer, we had a great time celebrating our 4th annual Gin Festival with more than 40 gins to sample at each of our outlets.

Many of you enjoyed our show-stopping gins from a range of breweries as well as sampling some delicious summer serves.

From sweet and fruity sloe gins to summer cups and Old Tom styles, all the way through to the juniper-heavy and robust, navy strength gins.

We’ve been perfecting pubs since 1873 and we’re proud to have over 140 years of botanical heritage. So it was only right that throughout our Gin Festival, we took our guests on a taste expedition serving the finest gins of all kinds.

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Gin Festival at Nicholson's

OUR SUMMER GIN

For this year’s Gin Festival, we partnered with a range of famous breweries like Adnams and BrewDog, who have created their very own selection of gins. Each gin was a hit with our guests, and they were certainly enjoyed by those who gave them a try!

BREWERIES MAKING GIN

Brewdog Lone Wolf Gin
Brewdog Lone Wolf – Scotland, 40%


A zest-filled start gives way to delicate spice notes from the coriander, pink peppercorns and mace: a perfect complement to the citrus fruits. Lavender provides a delicate floral sweetness and Scots pine needles help to embed the juniper. We’ve paired this with Fever-Tree Premium Indian Tonic. 

  • Gin style: Juniper-heavy and robust
  • Taste: Lavender and citrus notes run alongside a forage of pine needles and fierce juniper backbone.
  • Garnish: Pink grapefruit
Juniper - Heavy and Robust
Adnams Copper House Pink Gin
Adnams Copper House Pink – Suffolk, England, 40%


Made with Adnams award-winning Copper House Dry Gin with a dash of raspberries – It’s the perfect drink for a summers day. Best paired with Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic. 

 

  • Gin style: Sweet and fruity
  • Taste: Lots of fresh raspberry notes and hints of juniper
  • Garnish: Strawberries
     
Sweet & Fruity
Purity Brewery X Turncoat Cascade Gin
Purity Brewery X Turncoat Cascade Gin – Liverpool, England, 43%

A collaboration gin using hops straight out of the Purity hop store, creating a collusion of modern distilling and brewing. We love to pair this with Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic.

 

  • Gin style: Modern and distinctive
  • Taste: Incredible bursts of citrus aroma are balanced with a cardamom backbone. The addition of the cascade hops enhances the flavour profile with piney and herbal notes.
Modern and Distinctive
Tiny Rebel Clwb Gin
Tiny Rebel Clwb – Newport, Wales, 42% vol


Tiny Rebel has transformed their iconic and impossibly fruity Clwb Tropicana IPA into a gin. It’s pure, unadulterated summertime in liquid form which we pair with Fever-Tree Refreshingly Light Tonic.

 

  • Gin style: Light and citrus
  • Taste: Sweet tropical fruits and a hint of spice
  • Garnish: Strawberries
Tarquin’s Hopster
Tarquin’s Hopster – Cornwall, England, 42% vol


Crafted with their Cornish neighbours, Sharp's Brewery. The award-winning Tarquin's Cornish Dry Gin recipe is the base, then on top of this, they add three of Sharp’s aromatic brewing hops: pilot, cascade and crystal. Best paired with Fever-Tree Ginger Ale.

  • Gin style: Modern and distinctive
  • Taste: Dry spiced juniper, zesty hops, savoury herbs
  • Garnish: Lime wedge and a sprig of mint

NEW TASTES FOR THE SUMMER

Gin Sul
Gin Sul – Hamburg, Germany, 43%

A fresh, elegant and aromatic gin which captures the fragrance of the Western Algarve. Small batch distillation with only 198 bottles being produced per batch. Best paired with Fever-Tree Aromatic Tonic.

  • Gin style: Modern and distinctive
  • Taste: Complex, citrusy, savoury
  • Garnish: Orange wedge
Modern & Distinctive
Chapel Down Gin
Chapel Down – Kent, England, 41.2%

This gin was produced with distilled Bacchus grape skins and infused with juniper, coriander, elderflower, orris, angelica, lavender, orange peel and lemon. We love to pair this with Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic.

  • Gin style: Light and citrus
  • Taste: A highly aromatic gin with ripe citrus fruits
  • Garnish: Lemon wedge
Light & Fruity
King of Soho
King of Soho – London, England, 42%

(only available in London pubs)

King of Soho, anything goes. A smooth & full bodied flavour gives way to classic juniper and pine notes, along with a refreshing zest of citrus oil — all balanced by angelica root and cassia. Best paired with Fever-Tree Premium Tonic.

  • Taste: Smooth and full-bodied; soft juniper, coriander, with a high presence of citrus botanicals including grapefruit peel, balanced by angelica root and cassia.
  • Garnish: Pink grapefruit

Nicholson's PERFECT SERVES

Here are a few of the ways you can enjoy some of our select gins:

Tarquins Hopster Gin
Hop & Ginger

The perfect summer serve and a real taste of Cornwall. We’ve paired the Tarquin’s Hopster Gin with Fever-Tree Ginger Ale and garnished with a lime wedge and a sprig of mint.

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Chapel Down Gin
British G&T

A simply classic gin & tonic. Chapel Down Bacchus Gin paired with Fever-Tree Refreshingly Light Tonic and garnished with an orange wedge.

Light & Citrus
JJ Whitley Violet Gin
Parma Violet

A throwback to a quintessential British Flavour. We take JJ Whitley Violet gin and pair it with Fever-Tree Indian Tonic and garnish it with a lemon wedge.

Sweet & Fruity
Seville Orange G&T
Seville Orange G&T

A delicious summer drink using our favourite orange gin. Tanqueray Flor De Sevilla paired with Fever-Tree Aromatic Tonic and garnished with a lime wedge.

Hendrick’s Midsummer Solstice G&T
Hendrick’s Midsummer Solstice G&T

Midsummer Solstice is a small batch, limited release from Hendrick’s gin which we pair with Fever-Tree Refreshingly Light Tonic and garnish with cucumber slices and an orange garnish.

Hand-picked gins at Nicholson's

HAND-PICKED GIN COLLECTION

The popularity of Gin in recent years has seen a rise in non-traditional places, such as breweries, wanting to try their hand at making their own version.

This year, it's all about the quality of gin - there’s been a huge rise in premium gins as well as new desire to try different mixers, like ginger ale. 

Keep an eye out for our next gin adventure! In the meantime, why don’t you come and enjoy our stellar selection of premium & world gins — served in a tall glass over ice and garnish.

Gin Festival drinks range

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Gin Festival Highlights

CHECK OUT SOME PICTUREs FROM LAST YEAR

 

Excited to come to our 4th annual Gin Festival? Have a look at our video from last year’s event, as well as some pictures to get a flavour of what to expect.