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GIN - noun
- An alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- An alcoholic liquor similar to this, made by redistilling spirits with flavouring agents, especially juniper berries, orange peel, angelica root, etc.
HOW IT STARTED.
Gin has been documented as far back as the 16th-century where it was offered as a drop of 'dutch courage' for soldiers before going into battle.
HOW IT'S GOING.
Well, it couldn't go much better, could it really? Gin has most definitely outlasted its 'craze' status and certainly stood the test of time.
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Salcombe 'Rosé Saint Marie' Gin
- ABV 41.4%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£39.42Exc VAT
Salcombe 'Start Point' Gin
- ABV 44%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£39.46Exc VAT
Sapling Gin 70cl
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£28.76Exc VAT
Sapling Gin Eco Box 5L
- ABV 40%
- Bag in Box
5 ltr£134.71Exc VAT
Scapegrace Black Gin
- ABV 41.6%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£37.79Exc VAT
Scapegrace Gin
- ABV 42.2%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£36.49Exc VAT
Seven Hills VII Dry Italian Dry Gin
- ABV 43%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£37.87Exc VAT
Seventy One Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£180.01Exc VAT
Shakespeare Distillery Elderflower & Quince Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
50cl£25.80Exc VAT
Shakespeare Distillery Judith's Pink Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
50cl£25.80Exc VAT
Shakespeare Distillery Rhubarb Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
50cl£25.80Exc VAT
Shakespeare Distillery Stratford Dry Gin
- ABV 45%
- Glass Bottle
50cl£25.91Exc VAT
Sharish Blue Magic Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
50cl£33.02Exc VAT
Shortcross Gin
- ABV 46%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£45.17Exc VAT
Shropshire Co Tiger Ruby Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£27.61Exc VAT
Sibling Apple Blackberry & Cardamom Gin
- ABV 38%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£29.30Exc VAT
Sibling Cranberry & Clementine Gin
- ABV 38%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£30.81Exc VAT
Sibling Lemon & Rosemary Gin
- ABV 38%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£30.81Exc VAT
Sibling Original Gin
- ABV 42%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£31.33Exc VAT
Sibling Strawberry & Black Pepper Gin
- ABV 38%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£30.81Exc VAT
Silent Pool Gin
- ABV 43%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£41.20Exc VAT
Sipsmith Freeglider
- ABV 0%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£22.99Exc VAT
Sipsmith Lemon Drizzle Gin 70cl
- ABV 40.4%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£29.90Exc VAT
Sipsmith London Dry Gin
- ABV 41.6%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£30.55Exc VAT
Sipsmith Sloe Gin 70cl
- ABV 29%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£30.55Exc VAT
Sipsmith Strawberry Smash Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£30.51Exc VAT
Sipsmith VJOP Gin
- ABV 57.7%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£38.62Exc VAT
Sipsmith Zesty Orange Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£30.51Exc VAT
Sir Robin Of Locksley Gin
- ABV 40.5%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£33.16Exc VAT
Sky Wave London Dry Gin 70cl
- ABV 42%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£32.59Exc VAT
Sky Wave Navy Strength Gin
- ABV 57%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£46.67Exc VAT
Sky Wave Old Tom Gin
- ABV 41%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£32.59Exc VAT
Sky Wave Orange & Vanilla Gin 70cl
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£32.59Exc VAT
Sky Wave Raspberry & Rhubarb Gin 70cl
- ABV 42%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£32.59Exc VAT
Sky Wave Spiced Apple Gin Liqueur 50cl
- ABV 20%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£19.49Exc VAT
Sky Wave Zero 0% Distilled Spirit 70cl
- ABV 0%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£16.29Exc VAT
Slingsby Blackberry Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£30.20Exc VAT
Slingsby Gooseberry Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£35.10Exc VAT
Slingsby Marmalade Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£35.10Exc VAT
Slingsby Rhubarb Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£29.39Exc VAT
Smeaton's Bristol Method Dry Gin
- ABV 45%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£45.91Exc VAT
Somerset Distillery Platinum Jubilee Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£26.81Exc VAT
Somerset Distillery The Leveller Gin
- ABV 43%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£25.88Exc VAT
Spirit of Ilmington Dry Gin
- ABV 40%
- Glass Bottle
70cl£26.46Exc VAT
Gin Guide
Gin is defined as a clear alcoholic spirit distilled from grain or malt and flavoured with juniper berries. The name ‘gin’ was derived from the old English word ‘genever’, which in actual fact procured its name from the Latin word ‘juniperus’. You don’t need to be a Duolingo genius to work out that means junipers! Subsequently, we can gather that junipers are imperative to the production of gin from the early days. Moreover, Cam MacKenzie from Four Pillars Gin in Australia stated that ‘if the distillation doesn’t have juniper, or doesn’t have enough juniper, it is just a weird, flavoured vodka’. We get the feeling that the veteran gin sippers may live and die by the juniper!
History of Gin
English troops fighting in the Low Countries were perhaps the first importers of gin to British shores. In 1585 the Earl of Leicester’s troops took some Dutch Courage (a tot of gin) prior to battle as they allied themselves to The Netherlands in their conflict with Philip II of Spain.
The English needed this courage once again before fighting in Holland, this time during the 30 Years War. These troops undoubtedly returned home with some gin. In the 1660’s the famous diarist Samuel Pepys wrote of “strong water made with juniper” used as a treatment for colic; although whether this was for his own ailment or for infants remains unclear.
William of Orange ascended the British throne in 1689, immediately banned French imports, and passed laws encouraging all his new subjects to distil... an edict that was wholeheartedly endorsed! It is hard to overestimate the effect this had on the country. In London, by 1720 a quarter of all houses were actively distilling lethal concoction masquerading as gin. It would appear the working classes seemed permanently without their faculties, public health suffered, people became simply unemployable, vice reigned, and an early death predictably came none too soon.
The middle of the 18th century saw laws passed to combat these problems: gin was taxed and made available for sale only in public houses. This transformed the beverage of escapism for the working class into one of moderation for the middle class.
The subsequent invention of the continuous still in the 19th century moved the quality of gin into a new league and prior to this gin bore no resemblance to the gins of today; it was a thick, sweet, full, rich drink with heavy juniper notes.
With the advent of the continuous still improvement in both the understanding of distillation and the quality of the distillate, there was no longer a need for sugar and glycerine to mask the rank spirit.
Gradually, gin became drier, with delicate, complex flavours courtesy of a wide range of exotic botanicals; more like the drink, we know today. It became known as London Dry Gin simply because most distillers were based in the capital city. There has never been a requirement to be geographically connected to London; the term then referred to a style and now to a defined production method.
All gin is made from high strength, rectified, neutral spirit and flavouring ingredients known as botanicals. All gins include juniper berries, and EU regulations state that juniper must be the most prominent flavour. Genever can be made only in Holland and Flanders and has its own rules and vocabulary.