In this feature, we are finding out everything there is to know about WhataHoot Hushwing Gin, Craft Gin Club’s May 2023 Gin of the Month, and the amazing distillery behind it.

Read on to discover how WhataHoot Hushwing Gin is made, who owns the WhataHoot distillery, the best WhataHoot gin serving suggests and so much more…

WhataHoot Hushwing Gin

Distilled in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, especially for Craft Gin Club

40% ABV

Who is the owner of WhataHoot? How is WhataHoot Hushwing Gin made?

The WhataHoot distillery is founded by the husband-and-wife team, Jason and Nicky Crown. Jason and Nicky were Craft Gin Club members before deciding to become distillers and wanted to create in Hushwing Gin a tipple that they knew other Craft Gin Clubbers would enjoy.

Through the WhataHoot gin school, they began to learn which botanicals gin fans enjoyed in their gins most. From that research, they decided to use botanicals like grapefruit peel, bitter orange peel, pink peppercorn and cassia.

They also wanted to give Clubbers a gin with a distinctly Norfolk character. And so they chose local sea samphire (pronounced “sam-fer” in the local accent), to give the gin a uniquely Norfolk touch.

Those botanicals are distilled together and bottled in glass bottles with a feather design in the glass to represent the “hushwings” (barn owls) they have come to associate Norfolk with so much.

Where is WhataHoot gin made?

WhataHoot gins are made in King’s Lynn, West Norfolk, just a few miles down the road from the Sandringham Estate, one of the royal residences of King Charles III.

What does WhataHoot Hushwing Gin taste like?

WhataHoot Hushwing Gin is brimming with fresh citrus flavours and aromas, with a gentle warmth and full-bodied mouthfeel from sea samphire that is unique and moreish and complex in all of the right places.

How do you serve WhataHoot Hushwing Gin?

The experts at Craft Gin Club recommend serving WhataHoot Hushwing Gin with Artisan Drinks Pink Citrus Tonic, using lime slices and juniper to garnish. The result is a WhataHoot Hushwing Gin and tonic serve that is fragrant and citrusy and perfect for sipping through summer evenings. Find the full recipe here!

WhataHoot Hushwing Gin is also fantastic in cocktails like Craft Gin Club’s Right Royale. Originally created to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, this cocktail mixes WhataHoot Hushwing Gin with Belvoir Farm Sparkling Elderflower and Craft Gin Club’s bespoke Right Royale Cocktail Syrup. It’s a bubbly, floral cocktail recipe, with citrus and berry tones that will get any cocktail connoisseur. Find out how to make it here!

What other gins does the WhataHoot distillery make?

The WhataHoot distillery has a wide range of craft gins, including the four fabulous editions you can find here…

WhataHoot Signature Dry Gin

WhataHoot’s original, signature gin is made with local botanicals like Samphire and lavender to give it a flavour profile that is fragrant, savoury and brimming with complex London dry tones. It’s a fantastic representation of its home.

WhataHoot Tawny Orange

Made using whole oranges, which are steeped in the distilled gin, this superb orange gin is a medley of luscious orange and marmalade tones that are simply divine.

WhataHoot Raspberry & Pink Peppercorn

This berry-licious pink gin is distilled with raspberries. The resulting liquid is then steeped with even more raspberries to give you an utterly delicious craft gin that’s bursting with remarkable berry flavours that are sure to impress any gin fan.

WhataHoot Navy Strength

Inspired by King’s Lynn, the Naval town from which Captain Vancouver set sail for two missions with Captain Cook, this magnificent Navy Strength gin is juniper-forward and perfect for use in gin cocktails. It’s also delicious sipped neat!

Can you visit the WhataHoot distillery?

Gin lovers can visit the WhataHoot Distillery, Bar and Gin School for a Distillery Tour & Tasting, Cocktail Masterclass, and WhataHoot’s Barn Owl and Wise Old Owl gin school experiences. There, you can learn all about the marvellous craft of creating WhataHoot gin. Find out more about these WhataHoot gin experiences here.

Where can you buy WhataHoot gin?

WhataHoot gins are available to buy on the WhataHoot gin website, here, as well as in the Craft Gin Club online shop at this link.

WhataHoot Hushwing Gin is also available to buy as part of Craft Gin Club’s May 2023 Gin of the Month box, with a range of mixers and snacks that Craft Gin Club’s curators have picked to go with that fantastic gin.