Rating 90
Style
Produced In Ireland
ABV 44%
Availability Year Round
Price $245.00 
Reviewed By
Reviewed 2026-08-04

Castle Freke Gin Review

Positioned as a sipping gin and packaged in an elegant if not ostentatious bottle designed to display, the palate on this Irish offering is soft and rounded. It is indeed sippable, with slight juniper notes and just a hint of citrus and spice — very smooth. We wish it had a little more going on, but exactly how much needs to go on to justify the bloated price tag?

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90
POINTS
Castle Freke Gin
Positioned as a sipping gin and packaged in an elegant if not ostentatious bottle designed to display, the palate on this Irish offering is soft and rounded. It is indeed sippable, with slight juniper notes and just a hint of citrus and spice — very smooth. We wish it had a little more going on, but exactly how much needs to go on to justify the bloated price tag?

Reviewed On: 08-04-2026
90
POINTS
Castle Freke Gin
Positioned as a sipping gin and packaged in an elegant if not ostentatious bottle designed to display, the palate on this Irish offering is soft and rounded. It is indeed sippable, with slight juniper notes and just a hint of citrus and spice — very smooth. We wish it had a little more going on, but exactly how much needs to go on to justify the bloated price tag?

Reviewed On: 08-04-2026