Forget the ‘Mother’s Ruin’ of eighteenth century England: in the twenty-first century gin has become THE spirit of choice,

a truly indulgent end-of-day treat featuring a wealth of exotic ingredients and flavours.

 

With over 300 individual distilleries in the UK alone crafting subtle combinations of fruits, herbs and spices

to create a variety of boutique botanical gins, a whole new drinking experience has been born. 

As St Ives’s premier Gin Joint, The Castle Inn offers a rolling menu of over 100 different sensational gins from around the world,

including 27 beauties created in Cornwall, and 3 glorious gins distilled in St Ives itself. 

 

Plus, of course, all the traditional stalwarts such as Gordon's, Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, Hendricks and Opihr.

 

Wrecking Coast, Twisted Nose, Elephant, Tinkture Classic Rose, Citadelle, Irish Gunpowder, Trendy Monkey 47

– the names are as unusual as the ingredients, ranging from elderberries, rhubarb, grapefruit, lavender and quince

to basil, rosemary, watercress, pink pepper and gorse. Yes, gorse.

In the brave new world of botanical gins, imagination runs riot...

 

Nor is it just the gins which have evolved: the tonics have too.

Besides traditional Schweppes Tonic & Light Tonic, choose the perfect complement to your gin

from Fever Tree’s Indian Tonic Water or Diet Indian Tonic, plus Mediterranean, Lemon, Aromatic or Elderflower varieties.

You can even impress your friends with a shot of Cornish Oreg gin, which miraculously changes colour from blue to pink when tonic is added.

Mixing your drinks has never been so much fun!

(and, if you ask nicely, we might share our recipe for Gin & Tonic cheesecake...)

 

At The Castle Inn we love our fantastic selection of gins - and because we’re confident you will too,

we’ll give you your very own Gin Passport: after your first dozen gins, have a free gin on us!

Available across all three of our fabulous pubs in St Ives, Weymouth and Winchester