Salcombe Gin & Rum: premium spirits from Devon

Salcombe gin

Nestled on the beautiful South Devon coast, Salcombe is known for its sparkling waters, sailing heritage and relaxed coastal lifestyle. It’s also home to Salcombe Gin & Rum, a premium spirits brand inspired by the natural beauty and character of the region.

Combining quality ingredients with a strong sense of place, Salcombe’s range offers a modern take on classic spirits. Whether you’re a gin enthusiast, a rum lover or simply looking to discover something new, the brand brings a taste of Devon to every bottle.

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All alcohol-free drinks contain a little booze (0.5%). So it’s recommended still to avoid for pregnancy/nursing. Recycle corks in bulk at Recorked. 

Salcombe Start Point gin

Salcombe Start Point gin (named after a local Devon lighthouse) is bursting with earthy pine juniper, fresh red grapefruit and 10 hand-picked botanicals. Inspired by the precious cargo of fresh fruits and spices that were once carried by the Salcombe Fruit Schooners.

The drink is crafted at the water’s edge of this popular sailing resort. Using local Dartmoor water. And not just Salcombe, but many Devon places allow you to return empty bottles for refills, for a 20% discount.

Enjoy over ice or with tonic water, garnish with a slice of red grapefruit.

Salcombe Rosé Sainte Marie gin

Salcombe gin

Rosé Sainte Marie is a dry rosé gin with delicate tastes of Provence herbs, pink peppercorn, strawberries and fresh lemon peel. Named after an iconic lighthouse in Marseille, from where 19th centruy fruit schooners from Salcombe loaded herbs and citrus fruits bound for England.

Serve with tonic water and a slice of strawberry or lemon peel.

Salcombe Four Seas gin (helps RNLI)

Salcombe four seas gin

Four Seas gin is named after the four seas that surround our island (can you name them?) This gin features four key flavours of elderberries (Wales), sea buckthorn (Cornwall), sugar kelp (Irish sea) and lemon peel (smoked over Scottish whisky barrel wood chips).

Profits help our lifeboat crews.

If you know your history, you will be aware of the lifeboat tragedy in 1916, when many local lifeboat crew lost their lives, sailing to rescue crew on a schooner that had run aground at nearby Prawle Point. A huge wave capsized the rowing boat and all but 2 of the 15 crew drowned.

The additional tragedy was that due to communications being down, the lifeboat volunteers did not know that the crew on the schooner had already been saved by a local shore rescue team. So they died rowing out to save people that were already safe.

Salcombe Rum (tastes of gingerbread & mince pies!)

Salcombe rum

Salcombe Rum is in homage to fruit schooners, who brought back exotic spices from the Caribbean. With notes of  gingerbread, mince pies and pineapples, this is a rich and warming drink.

How to serve Salcombe Rum

  • Fill a highball glass with ice
  • Add 50ml of Salcombe rum
  • And 15ml ginger ale or beer
  • Garnish with a wedge of lime

New London Light (no alcohol spirits from Devon)

New London Light

Salcombe Gin also has launched a range of no-alcohol spirits. New London Light is a bold collection of no alcohol aperitifs and spirits. Again everything is made sustainably.

All alcohol-free drinks contain a little booze (0.5%). So it’s recommended still to avoid for pregnancy/nursing. 

New London Light

Crafted by expert mixologists in Salcombe sailing resort, the range includes:

  • First Light (juniper, citrus, ginger, orange, sage)
  • Midnight Sun (a ‘pink gin’ with coastal berries, kelp and pine)
  • Aegean Sky (citrus and olive for a Mediterranean taste).

Alesund apple cocktail

New London Light

Inspired by Norwegian Fjords, add the ingredients to a Boston shake filled with ice, shake and strain. Garnish with a fanned thinly sliced appe:

  • 50ml Midnight Sun
  • 25ml cloudy apple juice
  • 12ml lime juice
  • 2 mint leaves

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