Gins

Contrary to the ‘Mother’s Ruin’ of eighteenth century England, in the twenty-first century gin has become THE spirit of choice,
a truly indulgent through-the-day treat featuring a wealth of exotic ingredients and flavours.

With over 300 individual distilleries in the UK alone, including the local Winchester Distillery and that of Bombay Sapphire,
the crafting of subtle combinations of fruits, herbs and spices to create a variety of boutique botanical gins
has birthed a whole new drinking experience.

As one of Winchester’s leading Gin Joints, The Eclipse Inn offers a rolling menu of over 100 different sensational gins from around the world,
including Winchester Distillery’s iconic Twisted Nose Watercress Gin, or other gloriously-named gins
such as Bathtub, Scapegrace, Silent Pool and Silverback, plus all the traditional stalwarts of Gordon's, Tanqueray, Hendricks, Opihr
and, of course, Bombay Sapphire

Ingredients range from elderberries, rhubarb, grapefruit, pomelo and lavender to basil, rosemary, pink pepper, saffron and watercress:
in the brave new world of botanical gins, imagination has run riot...

Nor is it just the gins which have evolved: the tonics have too.
Besides traditional Schweppes Tonic and Light Tonic, choose the perfect complement to your gin
from Fever Tree’s Mediterranean, Sicilian Lemon, Aromatic, Elderflower or Refreshingly Light tonics
And, if you ask nicely, we might share our recipe for Gin & Tonic cheesecake with you too...

At The Eclipse Inn, we think our fantastic selection of gins are second to none - and because we’re confident you will too,
we’ll give you your very own Gin Passport: after your first dozen gins, have a free gin on us!

Available across all three of our fabulous pubs in Winchester, St. Ives and Weymouth