At The Twelve Taps we make our own exclusive gin using vacuum distillation which extracts the botanicals at a low temperature, preserving their freshness and using very little energy.

Whitstable Gin is made from botanicals that reflect the flavours of the Kent coast including juniper, rosemary, organic kelp, fennel seed, lemon peel and hawthorn berries.

It’s a bold and savoury dry gin that gives a big hit of herbs with the green, rich taste of seaweed bringing a nice depth. Fruit and citrus come from the hawthorn berries and lemon peel keeping it refreshing and ideal as a gin and tonic garnished with lemon and rosemary.

Whitstable Gin is bottled and waxed by hand and is exclusive to The Twelve Taps. It’s available by the bottle or to drink in the bar as a Whitstable G&T or as part of our seasonal cocktail menu. We are not doing mail order at the moment so if you want it you’ll have to come and get it!

WHITSTABLE hop GIN

Over the course of the year we produce a series of small batch special edition gins alongside our regular Whitstable Gin.

Whitstable Hop Gin combines our love of both gin and craft beer and is made with citra, everyone’s favourite craft beer hop with its distinctive citrus and floral flavour. We macerate whole hop flowers for 24 hours before distilling with juniper and dried lemon peel for a delicious dry gin with a distinctive and refreshing citrus hit. Ideal with a light tonic and some lemon peel garnish.

whitstable pizza gin

Whitstable Pizza Gin is (we think) the only pizza gin in the world! Distilled with tomatoes for a rich sweetness, basil for the herbal savouriness, oats for a rich creaminess and juniper for the peppery finish this gin is smooth enough to drink neat on the rocks or with a light tonic, an olive and a crack of black pepper.

WHITSTABLE SPICED APPLE GIN

Whitstable Spiced Apple Gin is made by cooking kentish apples with a blend of ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg before distilling with hawthorn berries and juniper to create a dry gin that has a sweet apple flavour and a warming spiced finish. It can be drunk as an apple G&T with tonic water or with ginger ale for a delicious winter alternative.

All of our gins are available to drink in The Twelve Taps and available to buy from the bar in a 50cl waxed ceramic bottle. We distil, bottle, and wax all the gin ourselves in small batches so stock may vary. If you are making a special trip to buy one of our Whistable Gins please drop us an email hello@thetwelvetaps.co.uk to make sure we have the one you want in stock and we can reserve it for you.