Gin Advent Calendar 2025: Day 6 – Edinburgh Gin Raspberry
Day 6, and thanks to the wonders of caffeinated beverages, MrsVark and I are both upright and ready to go. Morale is surprisingly high, and today we're faced with a not unpleasantly red gin.
Watch the video to see the tasting:
What's in the Box?
Gin: Edinburgh Gin Raspberry
ABV: 40%
Volume: 30ml
Distillery: Edinburgh Gin, Scotland
Style: Flavoured Gin
The Great Raspberry Debate
Today's offering is from Edinburgh Gin, a distillery with its main operations located beneath a hotel in Edinburgh's West End. It's impressively red, which is a promising start. The main point of contention, however, was whether it actually tastes of raspberry.
MrsVark, being sensible, opted for the “I’m not a barbarian” route, mixed hers with tonic and was convinced. I, nicking it neat like a lout at his first work's Christmas party, was not.
Edinburgh Gin makes a point of using 100% natural flavours, which might explain why it doesn't taste like a raspberry Fruit Pastille. Real fruit, I guess, is as complex as the plot lines in Lost (not that we ever watched it).
The Verdict: This one divided the house, because taste is famously objective. MrsVark thought it was lovely; I thought it was just... okay. It's certainly drinkable, and the colour is cheerful, but the raspberry flavour wasn't as pronounced as I'd expected, when drinking it neat. It seems this one is probably best enjoyed with a mixer.
Given the disagreement, we'll have to average out our scores. 7.5/10.
The Running Tally
- Day 1 (Sipsmith's): Solid start – 8/10
- Day 2 (Gordon's Lemon): Cleaning product disaster – 2/10
- Day 3 (Tanqueray): Respectable recovery – 7/10
- Day 4 (Darnley's Navy Strength): Quality gin, questionable timing – 7/10
- Day 5 (Moonshot Gin): A low-energy but decent gin – 7/10
- Day 6 (Edinburgh Raspberry): A house divided – 7.5/10
Success Rate: 83% (five good, one spectacular miss)
The Calendar: Drinks by the Dram Gin Advent Calendar