The Curious Drinker Reviews

Name: The Curious Drinker
Address: Alpha House, 100 Borough High Street, London, City of London
Rating: 4.71

4.7 Rating 6,779 Reviews

94 %

of reviewers recommend The Curious Drinker

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4.7

Based on 6,779 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier
Average Delivery Time	Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery	Greater than 69%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 80%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Email

About The Curious Drinker:

We're the UK's #1 club for gin lovers.
Every month, we select one of the world's finest small-batch gins, including rare and exclusive bottlings not available elsewhere, and send it to our members along with a range of complementary gourmet treats and a copy of our club magazine.

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members@thecuriousdrinker.com

Location:

Alpha House, 100 Borough High Street,
London
City of London
SE1 1LB

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The Curious Drinker 5 star review on 30th August 2025

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Customer service is a complete joke, as I can see other people think this as well. I totally agree with other people stating the contents other than the gin have gone down also.Have been a member nearly from the start of the club and you seem to send so many promotional emails for new customers and take little notice of long standing ones Love it below says how did you communicate with the company. That’s a laugh you don’t give out a number. You’d get nil stars if possible”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi Penny. I'm sorry to hear this. It looks like you haven't been receiving our replies lately. My colleague has emailed you from their own email address so hopefully this has now reached you. Kind regards Trine Head of Customer Service

Posted 2 years ago

“My mum who has dementia tried to cancel her order which she bought me for my birthday over a year ago, she finds it difficult to use technology and there seems to be no other way to cancel her order other than on the internet. I live 800 miles away and am not there to help other than on the phone. This is an absolute nightmare to cancel and I not recommending this product to anyone in the future. Kirsty”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi Kirsty. I'm so sorry to hear that your mum has had issues with her cancellation online. We're always happy to action this if you or your mum email us at members@craftginclub.co.uk, we usually reply the same day. Kind regards Trine Head of Customer Service

Posted 2 years ago

“Nightmare to cancel. Absolute radio silence via email and no phone number. You have to register in their 'members area' to cancel, and then click no fewer than SEVEN confirmations. We'll see if it sticks.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Thank you for your feedback and sorry to hear you haven't heard from back us. I can confirm that the cancellation did indeed go through! Kind regards Trine Head of Customer Service

Posted 3 years ago

“No heads up to advise an order will be charged on account, very poor returns policy doing all they can to not refund. They will not refund cost of returning cancelled items either.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Sorry to learn of your bad experience Zac, that hasn't at all been the intention here. We charge our members on the same date every month for transparency and to avoid disappointment, apologies if this wasn't as clear as we'd hoped. Your feedback is much appreciated. Kind regards Trine Head of Customer Service

Posted 3 years ago

“Really poor quality September gin box. The gin was ok but the tonic completely masked the flavour and the dried apple was flavourless. The snacks were a lazy selection with no relevance to the Cambridgeshire location of the gin - just awful mass produced sugary flavours - hitting a very low spot with a bag of Popchips for goodness sake. Apparently the bbq flavour was meant to evoke thoughts of autumn! I await November’s gin box with some trepidation.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Thank you for your comments on the September box, sorry to hear you weren't keen. We always welcome feedback, it's much appreciated! Kind regards Trine Head of Customer Service

Posted 3 years ago

“I love the gins but very disappointed with the snacks as everything is catered for vegans an vegetarians I feel you are discriminating against people that enjoy meat products crisps an nuts very flavourless.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Glad you're loving the gin! Sorry to hear you weren't keen on the snacks, your feedback is appreciated and we've made sure to pass on your comments.

Posted 3 years ago

“I have enjoyed my membership until recently. I had put my membership on hold, this was confo. Then a payment was taken which cleared my bank account, leaving me, an 80 year old pensioner, without money for even milk. After a series of emails I was eventually advised the funds would be repaid within 3 or 4 days. This was 10 days ago. Still nothing new emails are being ignored. RUBBISH customer ser?”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hi Gill. I'm so sorry to hear this, it looks like a misunderstanding on our part. I can see that the refund was processed following your latest email, do get in touch if there's anything else we can do. Kind regards Trine Head of Customer Service

Posted 3 years ago

“the website is atrocious unable to use a voucher. even following the links sent by letter. There are no contact details it just goes into a hole, and details of my payment card had been kept even though I had cancelled my account. I am certain that this is not compliant with GDPR. Will not deal with this shower again”

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Posted 3 years ago

I'm sorry to hear of the complications you experienced when trying to use your voucher. It looks like the issue was solved via email, do let us know if there's anything else we can do. Kind regards Trine Head of Customer Service

Posted 3 years ago

“I bought the first rum box but I didn't think much of the rum, it didn't inspire me to buy more rum boxes.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Thanks for your feedback Claire, it's much appreciated!

Posted 3 years ago

“My gin pkt was weak”

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Posted 3 years ago

Sorry to hear this Shiley, we always welcome more feedback via memberscraftginclub.co.uk. Kind regards Trine Head of Customer Service

Posted 3 years ago

“I tried to cancel and pressed the button on the website. You’d think it would be that simple. NO, you then have to continue pressing cancel through another 7 or so options asking each are you sure? You’ll lose the point that you can only use when you spend more money. The boxes of Gin themselves are not too bad but the rest of it is just a way to get more and more money out of you.”

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Posted 3 years ago

We're so sorry to learn about your bad experience with our cancellation journey. We always try and gather feedback when a member cancels via their account, alternatively, you can also cancel simply by emailing our lovely team at members@craftginclub.co.uk, they're always happy to help!

Posted 3 years ago

“Love the new rum box”

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Posted 3 years ago

“They do not respond to your messages. I cannot log into my account as the emails to activate do not come through. But I get the ones from Royal Mail. I have been messaging since 26/7 and just get a sorry we are busy we will come back to you and look out for your reply but they never do. I was charged for a 2nd box one week after signing up and have no way to control my account. They have no phone line. Do not answer messages/emails. Total scam - they will take your money but not help you.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hi Arisha. I'm so sorry for the delay in replies, but happy to see we solved the log in issue via email in the end! Kind regards Trine Head of Customer Service

Posted 3 years ago

“Signed up at a discounted rate, 16 quid instead of 42, ordered received within 2 days. But then they charged me £45 for another membership. Theyre now refusing to refund me. The most obvious scam/con going. I'll be going directly to my bank to get my money back Scum.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hi! I'm so sorry to learn of your experience with us, but happy we were able to solve the problem via email. Please do get back in touch if there's anything else we can do for you! Kind regards Trine Head of Customer Service

Posted 3 years ago

“Bought this for my husband as an anniversary gift. It arrived whilst we were on holiday so we missed all the rum celebrations! However, surprised him when I gave it to him on 18 July...but he was so jet lagged he had forgotten to even buy a card!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Amazing! I would subscribe to a rum box if available”

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Posted 3 years ago

“The boxes are something to really look forward to, each one being different and carefully thought out to work well together, definitely would recommend as a treat for yourself or a present for a lucky other!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Excellent flavours!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I'm not much of a rum drinker, but my daughter is. So really, I ordered it for when she comes round. We both had the perfect serve. Wow!!!!! Such an amazing flavour. There may not be much left for her next visit.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Scam artists. Take advantage of customers in a cost of living crisis.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hello! We're so sorry to hear you've had a bad experience. If you email us at members@craftginclub.co.uk a member of our lovely Memberships Team will be on hand to help - we're keen to understand how we can improve!

Posted 3 years ago

The Curious Drinker is rated 4.7 based on 6,779 reviews