Edinburgh Raspberry Gin lands squarely in the flavoured gin category — a space that's crowded, competitive, and all too often disappointing. At 40% ABV, it immediately sets itself apart from the legion of fruit gins bottled at lower strengths. That full-strength commitment matters. It signals a gin that wants to be taken seriously, not relegated to the back of the drinks trolley as a sugary novelty.
Style & Character
Flavoured gins live or die on balance. The best ones let the fruit complement the juniper backbone rather than bulldoze it. Edinburgh as a brand has form in this arena — they've built a reputation around fruit-forward expressions that still respect the spirit's botanical roots. With raspberry as the lead flavour, you'd expect bright berry sweetness tempered by enough piney, herbal complexity to remind you this is gin, not cordial.
At 40% ABV, there's enough structure here to stand up in mixed drinks without vanishing behind the tonic. That's a genuine advantage. Too many flavoured gins drop to 20–25% and become little more than fruit liqueurs wearing a gin label. Edinburgh Raspberry doesn't play that game, and I respect the approach.
The Verdict
This is a well-positioned flavoured gin at a fair price point of £27.25. It won't convert the purists, but it's not trying to. For anyone who enjoys fruit-led gins with genuine backbone, it delivers on its promise. I'm giving it a 7.2 — solid, enjoyable, and honest about what it is.
Best served with a light Indian tonic, a sprig of fresh shiso leaf, and a twist of yuzu peel. The herbal mint-basil character of shiso plays beautifully against raspberry sweetness, while the yuzu adds a citrus brightness that lifts the whole drink into something unexpectedly elegant.
