A stunning mix of tropical flavours from ripe and bright watermelon and kiwi adds refreshingly subtle hints of summer. All eight generations of the Whitley Neill family tree shared a taste for discovery, and Johnny Neill is no different. Taking us back to the 1980s, a teenaged, white chino and wayfarer wearing Johnny remembers a tropically fabulous trip to Mauritius. Daily breakfast would include tucking into juicy and bright watermelons and kiwis while sitting back with his family and taking in beautiful island life.
It was created using botanicals that were foraged locally in the spring and summer of 2021 in a bid to capture the essence of the shifting English seasons. Billed as a collectors item
The gin was distilled using the companys novo-dimensional distillation system, in which nine variables including temperature, pressure and time can be adjusted for the distillation of each botanical. These separate distillates are then blended together to create the final spirit.
With botanicals include lemon balm, hawthorn blossom, nettles and cow parsley flowers, Cambridge Distillery says the gin is elegant with citrus and herbaceous notes. It recommends serving chilled, over ice, or in an extra-dry martini.
Cambridge Distillery's Anty Gin is the result of a collaboration with the visionary thinkers of the Nordic Food Lab, and is the very first gin in the world to be made from insects. Each bottle of Anty Gin contains the essence of approximately 62 red wood ants, along with hand-foraged botanicals including juniper, wild wood avens and nettle that complement the sharp citrus notes created by distilling the ants.
A 5cl dropper bottle of pure ant distillate is also provided for you to experience the unique flavour of the Formica rufa in isolation - or to intensify the citrus notes in an Anty Gin & Tonic.
Small batch distilled in London, to The Colonels secret award winning recipe, then hand-steeped with fresh locally sourced raspberries at their Cambridge HQ. Juniper forward and deliciously dry with a hint of red fruit and a surprisingly smooth finish.
Each box contains 6 x 5cl bottles of Sipsmith London Dry Gin, each with a beautiful ribbon tied around the neck. An ideal choice for a beautifully rich and balanced G&T beside the Christmas tree.
Charles Tanqueray wasn't afraid to mix his bold ideas. His ingenious pursuit for perfection paid off, creating Tanqueray London Dry, a perfectly balanced gin and one of the most awarded gins in the world.
