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Elephant Gin Product

An African-themed gin, Elephant was inspired by the creators reminiscing about ‘sundowner’ cocktails, a tradition in South Africa. The gin combines African botanicals with traditional juniper and orange peel, resulting in a spirit that’s floral, fruity, spicy and herbaceous.

This is a versatile gin that can be enjoyed neat, with tonic, or in a range of cocktails including a classic Martini or Tom Collins.

Producer's
Tasting Notes

The gin’s nose yields a subtle juniper aroma with an undertone of mountain pine and other herbaceous notes.

The taste is complex but strikingly smooth, encompassing floral, fruity and spicy flavours which can be enjoyed both straight and in a cocktail.

Botanicals

Many of the 14 botanicals are sourced from Africa, and combine to make a complex and rounded gin.

African Wormwood
Buchu Leaves
Devil's Claw
Lion's Tail

juniper (Europe) – sourced from Macedonia, Hungary and Tuscany
mountain pine needles (Austria) – combines well with juniper
lavender – sweetness and floral notes
orange peel (Spain) – sweet and aromatic
apple (Germany) – freshly picked from the distillery's orchards
cassia bark (Indonesia) – related to cinnamon, warm and aromatic
ginger (China) – warm and spicy
pimento berries (Mexico) – peppery notes
devil's claw (South Africa) – for aromatics and bitterness
buchu (South Africa) – reminiscent of blackcurrants
elderflower (Ukraine and Poland) – sweetness complementing the apple
lion's tail (South Africa) – medicinal herb used throughout Africa
African wormwood (South Africa) – introduces bitter floral notes
baobab (Malawi) – superfruit with three times the Vitamin C of an orange

About

Founded by Robin and Tessa Gerlach and produced in the former East German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Elephant Gin is made of batches of no more than 700 bottles. The botanicals are hand selected, macerated for a day to extract the maximum amount of flavour and then distilled in a copper still. A sloe gin was added to the range in December 2015.

From the sale of the first bottle in September 2013, the company has been donating 15% of the profits to two elephant charities: Space for Elephants Foundation (South Africa) and Big Life Foundation (Kenya and Tanzania), allowing them to give something back to the inspiration behind the gin.

Space for Elephants
Biglife Foundation

Customer Rating
  • 5
    Robin 13 February 2024

    Recently tried this in a gin sour and was surprised how the product still stood out. Really tasty.

  • 5
    Anonymous 30 August 2021

    Love this Gin, simply the best! I first tried it at an art preview and now it is my favourite and the one I purchase when in Town.

  • 5
    Anonymous 9 April 2019

    Loved it – a superb product

  • 5
    Anonymous 9 September 2018

    beautiful product!!! Taste, packaging, brand around it!

  • 5
    Anonymous 21 August 2018

    Amazing!!

  • 5
    Hedvig 21 August 2018

    Amazing product!!

  • 5
    Anonymous 20 August 2018

    I love it. I like to drink it with a classic tonic water or in really dry Martini with a lemon twist. Yummy!

  • 5
    Gin Lover 10 May 2018

    Great Gin!

  • 4
    Anonymous 8 January 2018

    Very fragrant gin. Added ginger with Fever Indian Tonic Water. Wonderful aroma.

  • 5
    Anonymous 4 January 2018

    It’s gorgeous with elderflower tonic.

  • 5
    Anonymous 14 October 2017

    Happy to support Elephant gin and their cause, and this gin is one of my favourites for cocktails.

  • 5
    Mims 13 October 2017

    It's becoming my go to gin, i love the flavours and the good cause!

  • 5
    Anonymous 8 October 2017

    Awesome!

  • 5
    Anonymous 6 October 2017

    One of my favorite gins - fantastic in a martini!

  • 5
    Anonymous 5 October 2017

    Very good quality. Lovely bottle for a gift !

  • 5
    Julia 5 October 2017

    It's a fantastic gin. One of the few I enjoy sipping on its own

  • 5
    Anonymous 22 September 2017

    Excellent Gin and an even better cause!

  • 5
    Paula 22 September 2017

    Beautiful new gin for my taste buds. Easy as a Sunday morning. Works with any kind of cocktail but classic in the g&t, too! Love the fact that buying this bottle can make some good for the elephants, too!

  • 5
    Hannah 22 September 2017

    My absolute favorite gin! The botanicals used give it a unique flavor that just cannot be beat.

  • 5
    Kate 18 September 2017

    Fantastic gin, fantastic cause!