To celebrate the limited release of Elephant Gin’s 10th-anniversary African Explorer edition, soon to be on the Craft Gin Club Online Shop, and their ten years of making incredible spirits, we are taking a look at this amazing craft gin brand and the stunning gins in their range.

Craft Gin Clubbers are no strangers to Elephant Gin, of course, we sent a beautiful Elephant Gin to members in their Craft Gin Club’s September 2016 Gin of the Month box.

Now discover the perfect Elephant Gin and tonic recipes, find out where Elephant Gin is made and by whom, and get to know all of the gins in the Elephant Gin range, right here. Scroll down to reveal all…

What is Elephant Gin?

Elephant Gin is a craft gin distillery devoted to keeping African elephants from extinction by donating 15% of the proceeds from the sale of each of the gins in their range to foundations like the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, The Wildlife Spirit and Big Life Foundation, all of which work in conservation in Africa.

So far, they have raised over €1,000,000 for elephant conservation projects!

And to help raise awareness, they name each batch of gin after a real-life African elephant. The batch they created for Craft Gin Club’s September 2016 Gin of the Month box was called Mshale.

Where is Elephant Gin from?

Elephant Gin is from Hamburg, Germany. However, it is inspired by Africa and is distilled using botanicals unique to Africa, including Buchu, Lion’s Tail and Devil’s Claw.

Who makes Elephant Gin?

Elephant Gin is made by the Elephant Gin distillery, which was founded by German husband-and-wife team Tessa and Robin Gerlach.

What gins does Elephant Gin make?

Elephant Gin has four fabulous craft gins in its range and they are:

Elephant Gin African Explorer
The ten-year Anniversary Special Edition!

This limited-edition expression further highlights African ingredients from across the continent, using freshly sourced aromatic African buchu leaves from South Africa, white ginger and Mondora (African nutmeg) from Cameroon, among other botanicals including grapefruit. It’s truly special!

Elephant Gin London Dry

Elephant Gin’s signature edition, this beautiful, award-winning craft gin is wonderfully smooth and has a sumptuous mix of floral, fruit and spice tones that complement that quintessential London dry juniper base remarkably well.

It is fantastic sipped neat, in a G&T (see below) and used in classic gin cocktails.

Elephant Gin Orange Cocoa

With the rich, smooth, complexity of Elephant Gin’s London dry edition as its base, this unique and creative gin has a mouthwatering mix of zesty, sweet orange tones and velvety, chocolatey cocoa flavours - which come from the use of fresh oranges and gently roasted cocoa beans as botanical ingredients. It’s like orange chocolate in gin form!

No gin fan will want to miss this stunning edition.

Elephant Sloe Gin

This is a must-try sloe gin for any gin lover. Made by macerating fresh, wild sloe berries in Elephant London Dry Gin, this tasty tipple is brimming with juicy sloe flavours that are rich yet light and sweet.

What’s more, this edition is made with less sugar than your average sloe gin and it has a higher alcohol content than your average sloe gin too (see below). This makes it perfect for mixing with tonic and other mixers in cocktail recipes.

Elephant Strength Gin

This Navy Strength gin is distilled using the exact same botanicals as their London Dry Gin, however, a much larger quantity of each botanical is used and the gin has a much higher volume of alcohol too (see below). This means the gin is punchier than its London dry counterpart, yet is just as smooth

Because of that bigger hit of flavour and higher ABV, this gin is a magnificent cocktail ingredient and is just as delicious in a simple G&T too.

Which tonic with Elephant Gin?

We recommend trying a different tonic with each gin in the Elephant Gin range:

• With Elephant Gin African Explorer, we recommend using a premium classic tonic.

• With Elephant Gin London Dry, we recommend using a premium Indian tonic.

• With Elephant Gin Orange Cocoa, we recommend using a premium Mediterranean tonic.

• With Elephant Sloe Gin, we recommend using a premium citrus-forward tonic.

• With Elephant Strength Gin, we recommend using a premium aromatic tonic.

Find the perfect Elephant Gin serving suggestions below!

What is the alcohol content of Elephant Gin?

Each gin in the Elephant Gin range has a different level of alcohol content, measured in percentage of ABV (alcohol by volume):

• Elephant Gin London Dry is 45% ABV.

• Elephant Gin African Explorer is 40% ABV.

• Elephant Gin Orange Cocoa is 40% ABV.

• Elephant Sloe Gin is 35% ABV.

• Elephant Strength Gin is 57% ABV.

How do you serve Elephant Gin?

Here are our favourite simple serving suggestions for all of the gins from Elephant Gin.

The best ways to serve Elephant Gin:

The perfect Elephant Gin African Explorer and tonic recipe:

50ml Elephant Gin African Explorer
200ml premium classic tonic

Add all of the ingredients to a glass with lots of ice. Stir, serve and enjoy!

The perfect Elephant Gin London Dry and tonic recipe:

50ml Elephant Gin London Dry
150ml premium Indian tonic
Slide of fresh apple, to garnish

Add the gin and tonic to a glass with lots of ice and stir. Garnish, serve and enjoy!

The perfect Elephant Gin Orange Cocoa and tonic recipe:

50ml Elephant Gin Orange Cocoa
150ml premium Mediterranean tonic
A sprig of rosemary and a twist of fresh orange peel, to garnish

Add the gin and tonic to a glass filled with ice. Stir and garnish. Serve and enjoy!

The perfect Elephant Sloe Gin and tonic recipe:

50ml Elephant Sloe Gin
150ml premium citrus-forward tonic
Twist of orange or lemon peel, to garnish

Pour the gin and tonic into a glass with lots of ice. Stir, garnish, serve and enjoy!

The perfect Elephant Strength Gin and tonic recipe:

50ml Elephant Strength Gin
150ml premium aromatic tonic
Orange slice, to garnish (optional)

Add the gin and tonic to a glass with lots of ice. Stir, serve and enjoy!

Where can you buy Elephant Gin?

Elephant Gin’s range is available to buy in the UK on the Craft Gin Club Online Shop, including Elephant Gin Coffee Liqueur (while stocks last)!