Gin #E26
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Holyrood Spiced Gin
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EMBRACE A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF FLAVOURS
AT THE STRATH, VICTORIA BC
EMBRACE A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF FLAVOURS
AT THE STRATH, VICTORIA BC
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A Botanical Voyage
Each gin is as unique as the people and places that make it
Gin is being created in every corner of our planet, and with good reason. No other spirit truly captures the landscape and the culture of a place quite like it. Join us in exploring this global phenomenon.
Based at The Strath Ale Wine & Spirit Merchants on Douglas St, Downtown Victoria – Juniper lets you discover a new pair of gins every single month. For just $5, you can try both gins (with complementary Philip’s Tonic Water), and you’ll get a 10% discount on any featured gin! Plus all members automatically get 5% off of our entire gin selection.
Check below to see what we’re pouring, and sign up now for free!
Become A Juniper Collective Member
And instantly get all of these great benefits
✔ 5% off all gins*
✔ 10% off featured gins
✔ access to event tickets
✔ access to The Drop-In Gins
✔ special preorder pricing on exclusives
All you need to do to join is add the below item to your cart and you will become a member instantly at check-out.
You can checkout with just the membership, or you can even take advantage of it straight away – as the discounts activate as soon as the membership is in your cart!
* Doesn’t include already discounted items and SMWS bottles
Drop-In Gins
The most convenient and cost-effective way to explore gin in Victoria
This is where it all started, the heart of the Juniper Collective. Simply swing by The Strath before 7 pm any day except Wednesdays and sample two gins from our featured selection. Including a can of local Sparkmouth Tonic from Phillips.
The regular “Exploration Series” of gins are released every month, and cost $5 to sample a pair. We will also sometimes have “Special Series” gins available at various price points and “Promotional Series” gins available for no cost at all.
Discover more about what we’re currently pouring by clicking on the gins below.
Cirka Gin Navy Strength
Gin #E25
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Driftwood Parabola
Gin #E23
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Driftwood Contact
Gin #E24
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Gin Reviews
Our panel’s notes and our member’s scores
Here you can find all of our previously featured gins, and discover what our club thought of them.
Deep Cove – Mediterranean Gin
A Savoury & Herbal Contemporary Gin From Canada
81.60 /100
Gin Mare – Mediterranean Gin
A Savoury & Herbal Contemporary Gin From Spain
85.40 /100
Endeavour Origins
A Floral & Delicate Contemporary Gin From Canada
83.00 /100
Glendalough Wild Botanical Gin
A Dry & Invigorating Contemporary Gin From Ireland
86.60 /100
Caorunn
A Dry & Invigorating Contemporary Gin From Scotland
84.82 /100
Sheringham Kazuki Gin
A Floral & Delicate Contemporary Gin From Canada
90.07 /100
How We Review Gins
Score
Gins are rated out of 100 by our members when they come to sample them in-store.
Based on how scoring occurred for our early reviews, the following guide is given to members –
0-60 awful • 60-70 bad • 70-80 okay • 80-85 good • 85-90 great • 90-95 awesome • 95+ amazing
The individual scores are collected, and outliers are removed via the “agreeable group” statistical method to reduce bias and taste preferences (ie, people who score a sloe gin lowly because they don’t like sloeberries). This gives us a better idea of the overall quality of the gin in the eyes of our members.
We also ask members to submit a score with tonic, if they chose to try it as a G&T.
Flavour Profile
Along with scoring the gin, members are invited to choose up to two of the below flavour profiles which they think match the spirit. The profile that is most commonly chosen is then the official flavour profile for the gin.
dry & invigorating
eg – almond, orris, clove, ginger, anise
floral & delicate
eg – rose, chamomile, cucumber, apple
fruity & sweet
eg – berries, peach, orange, vanilla
savoury & herbaceous
eg – earl grey, thyme, caraway, spruce
We also get members to grade the influence of the juniper on the flavour out of 100.