Hendrick's Orbium Gin

Herbert Muller - Experimental genius

9/10

Hendrick's master distiller has pushed boundaries here and the result is brilliant. The quinine, wormwood, and lotus blossom additions create depth and intrigue at 43.4%. A gin for people who think they've tried everything.

Maxwell Green - Beyond the ordinary

9/10

Orbium is Hendrick's at its most ambitious. The lotus blossom florality, quinine bitterness, and wormwood herbaceousness create something quite unlike any other gin. At 43.4% it's boldly experimental and thoroughly rewarding.

Tomas Rivera - Unique sipping experience

8/10

Best enjoyed neat or on the rocks — adding tonic doubles up on the quinine. At 43.4% it's smooth enough to sip, with layers of herbal complexity from the wormwood. A truly distinctive London Dry.

Isla McCallister - Hendrick's pushed further

8/10

Orbium takes the Hendrick's template and adds quinine, wormwood, and blue lotus blossom. At 43.4% it's more assertive than the original. The result is genuinely fascinating — a London Dry that drinks almost like a gin and tonic.

Connor McBride - Too unusual for me

6/10

Hendrick's Orbium pushes into experimental territory with quinine and wormwood alongside the cucumber and rose. At 43.4% it's well-made, but the flavour profile is quite polarising. The bitterness from the quinine doesn't sit right with me. Intriguing but not something I'd buy again.

Yuki Nakamura - Botanical complexity

8/10

The quinine adds a built-in tonic-like bitterness that's clever and unusual. The wormwood brings herbal depth, and the blue lotus adds florality. At 43.4% Hendrick's Orbium rewards adventurous gin drinkers.

Hannah Brooks - A gin ahead of its time

10/10

Hendrick's Orbium at 43.4% is visionary gin-making. The addition of quinine, wormwood, and blue lotus blossom to the Hendrick's foundation creates a spirit of extraordinary depth and complexity. It challenges what gin can be. I've never tasted anything quite like it, and I mean that as the highest compliment.