Review

Chilton
Seville Orange Gin

Chilton Liqueurs, Lydbury North, Shropshire, England, UK.

Chilton Liqueurs. 

Primarily producing fruit flavored spirits, Chilton Liqueurs was begun in 1997 by Roger Strachan and, since 2007 his niece Fiona Rogers-Coltman has taken over the running of the business.

The base used to produce this is Greenall’s London Dry Gin – with a triple distilled wheat grain neutral spirit into which 8 botanicals are steeped for 24 hours before being distilled in a copper pot still for a fourth and final time. Seville Oranges are then infused in this Gin for 4 months before being filtered and bottled.

The resultant yellow colored Gin is presented in a clear squat cylindrical bottle with rounded shoulders and a bulbous neck. There is a large cream label with black colored text (clearly stating “Chilton Seville Orange Gin”) and several images including that of a dog’s head.

Flavored Gin - Orange.

27% (54 Proof), although we believe this might have been at a lower level previously.

$$$ - $$$$. Only available within the UK, with no international shipping, from Chilton Liqueurs. 

Uses 9 botanicals including: almond, angelica root, cassia bark, coriander, juniper berries, lemon peel, liquorice, orange (Seville) and orris.

Named after the small village of Chilton where it was originally made and the main botanical ingredient of oranges.

Unfortunately we have not sampled this Gin yet but we understand it has a marmalade aroma and taste, and finishes with some slight bitterness.

1 Gold Star, Great Taste Awards, 2015.

1 Gold Star, Great Taste Awards, 2014.