Could it have been London Sec? Did London’s gentlemen distillers get their inspiration from their friends, the vintners? Geraldine Coates investigates the leap from sweet to unsweetened gin. Throughout the early nineteenth century, when people drank gin, they were usually … Continue reading
Beefeater Gin has restaged its iconic London Dry gin bottle in dedication to the great city the brand calls home – London. Featuring a hand drawn map of the British capital, the evolution of the bottle’s packaging reinforces Beefeater as … Continue reading
Those lovely people over at Beefeater are always coming up with something new and their new limited edition bottling, Beefeater London Sounds, is a cracker. Designed to celebrate the rich and diverse legacy of music in the Capital throughout the eras … Continue reading
Geraldine Coates looks at the story behind Pernod Ricard’s decision not to renew the Geographical Indication status of Plymouth Gin. Last month social media was humming with the news that brand owners Pernod Ricard would not apply to renew the … Continue reading
So London Cocktail Week is almost upon us again and it’s time to make some hard choices of what to see and where to go in this very packed programme. We can confidently say where Gintime will be on Tuesday … Continue reading
Nowadays most bottles of high quality gin, the kind Gintime is interested in, will carry the wording ‘London Dry Gin’ on the label. There are some exceptions, of which more later. Why London and why Dry? For the answers to … Continue reading
Almost every bottle of gin carries the description ‘London Dry’ and an astonishing fact in the history of the relationship between London and gin is that by 1790 London was producing 90% of English gin. A trade directory of 1794 … Continue reading
