Gin List

THE BEST GIN TONICS AROUND! “

I exercise strong self control. I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast. “ W.C. Fields

Please note House pour Gordon’s and Bombay Sapphire are available - please ask your server. Welcome to our Gin Club, a collection of exceptional gins for your enjoyment. Some things are quintessentially British – Fish and chips, a cup of tea, visiting the seaside in the rain, and of course, above all: the humble gin and tonic.

To celebrate our love affair with this fine spirit we have brought in a range of 14 gins, representing a cross section of flavour profiles.

Gin has a dark history, dating back to the 1600’s in Holland, Genever was created from juniper and grain spirit, often used in medicine. At this time, the death rate outstripped the birth-rate - attributed to the consumption of poor quality gin, and the coining of the notorious nickname Mother’s Ruin was born. It an attempt to stop this deadly ‘craze’ several gin acts were bought in, outlawing production. This of course drove it further underground and the situation worsened.

It was not until the last Gin Act of 1751, known as the ‘Tippling Act’ that things finally started to change.

Exporting duties were removed in 1850 which opened spirit trade up to a number of new markets. Notably India, where the raj were combating malaria by combining the medicinal benefits of juniper with that of quinine, often dissolved in tonic.

The invention of the carbonated quinine drink, tonic water, saw the birth of what we know as the G&T, which is how the majority of us still consume our gin today.

Over the next century the popularity of gin and the cocktail culture continued to rise, but this halted in the second part of the 20th century and gave way to vodka based drinks. The first turning point of the gin resurgence was in 1987 when Bombay Sapphire launched – changing many people’s perception of gin. Other brands such as Hendrick’s and Tanqueray were born, and as the trend for artisanal and ‘craft’ products in other markets grew in popularity, the ban on the capacity production of 1800 litres was lifted – opening the door for small batch production gins.

And we arrive at present day, when gin is a firm favourite! Monkey 47 Sloe JJ Whitely Hamburg - Germany Birmingham - UK Key Botanical: Key botanical: Cranberries, spruce, bramble leaves Juniper Perfect when served with: Perfect when served with: Fever-Tree Sicilian Lemon Tonic with Fever-Tree Tonic and a slice of lime lemon Distilled in small batches, Pinkster Handcrafted and unfiltered sloe gin is a characterful gin that stands out distilled in small batches from 47 from the pack. It’s produced with a botanicals such as spruce, elderflower, select mix of botanicals which include blackthorn, bramble leaves and fresh fresh raspberries grown locally to the cranberries; macerated with wild- company’s Cambridge HQ. growing, handpicked sloe berries from Deliciously dry, with a hint of fruit and the Black Forest. Crisp, fresh and fruity an exceptionally smooth finish, Pinkster on the nose and equally so in the mouth. makes a refreshingly different G&T and is a versatile cocktail base. 8 Small 6.3 Small 15 Large 10 Large

Prices are for a Gin and a premium Fever Tree mixer | Small = 25ml – Perfect serve = 50ml King of Soho Half Hitch London London Key botanical: Key botanical: Juniper Black Tea & bergamot Perfect when served with: Perfect when served with: Fever-Tree Tonic and a wedge Fever-Tree Indian Tonic and a slice of grapefruit of large orange peel The King of Soho is a London Dry Gin Unlike other gins, Half Hitch uses crafted with 12 botanicals to a unique a combination of three individual flavour profile. Celebrating the Spirit production processes. Each is chosen of Soho, the beautiful bottle design to extract the most prized and bold embodies the characteristics that make flavours of its key botanicals: black tea, Soho unique – an area rich in creativity, bergamot, wood, hay and pepper. music, art and modern culture.

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Prices are for a Gin and a premium Fever Tree mixer | Small = 25ml – Perfect serve = 50ml Aviation Warner Edwards Portland, Oregon - USA Rhubarb Key botanical: Harrington - Northamptonshire Sarsaparilla Key botanical: Perfect when served with: Rhubarb Elderflower Tonic and an orange slice Perfect when served with: Aviation belongs to an entirely new Fever-Tree Ginger Ale and an orange slice category of dry gins. These gins embody a shift away from the usual Made using a crop of rhubarb originally overabundance of juniper toward a grown in the kitchen gardens of more forward balance of botanicals. Buckingham Palace during the reign Aviation explores the rich, floral and of Queen Victoria. The rhubarb juice is savoury notes of lavender, cardamom, extracted and blended to produce an and sarsaparilla to capture the lushness, alluring pink gin that is voluptuous on creativity, and freshness of the Pacific the palate with a sweet and tangy royal Northwest. rhubarb explosion. 7.5 Small 7.5 Small 13 Large 13 Large

Prices are for a Gin and a premium Fever Tree mixer | Small = 25ml – Perfect serve = 50ml Chase Elegant Copper House Herefordshire Southwold, Suffolk Key botanical: Key botanical: Bramley apple Sweet orange peel & hibiscus flower Perfect when served with: Perfect when served with: Fever-Tree Tonic and an apple slice Fever-Tree Tonic and an orange zest Made from scratch using rare varieties twist of apples from Chase’s 200 year old Handmade with six carefully chosen bioganic cider orchards. In a bespoke botanicals, Adnams Copper House gin still, the botanicals include hops, Dry Gin is elegant and approachable; elderflower, juniper, Bramley apple classically charged with juniper, rich and angelica as well as s secret wild with floral and citrus notes. it’s warm botanicals from Chase meadow and and welcoming. fresh water from their well.

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Prices are for a Gin and a premium Fever Tree mixer | Small = 25ml – Perfect serve = 50ml Brockmans The Botanist Birmingham Islay, Scotland Key botanical: Key botanical: Juniper, citrus & berries Juniper Perfect when served with: Perfect when served with: Fever-Tree Tonic and pink grapefruit Fever-Tree Indian Tonic and a wheel and blueberries of grapefruit Intensely smooth with a soft, fruity Handcrafted and distilled on the character derived from the carefully Scottish island of Islay, The Botanist is selected botanicals - Italian juniper a progressive exploration of the island’s berries provide pine, lavender and botanical heritage. Nine classic gin camphor notes. Spanish lemon and botanicals are augmented by 22 hand- orange peel add zesty citrus. However, foraged herbs and flowers, all collected it’s the unique use of dried wild responsibly. The Botanist’s rich, smooth blueberries and blackberries that give and delicate flavours deliver a gin of Brockmans its most distinctive flavour. layered depth and complexity. 7.3 Small 7.5 Small 12 Large 13 Large

Prices are for a Gin and a premium Fever Tree mixer | Small = 25ml – Perfect serve = 50ml Star of Bombay Hendrick’s Laverstoke Mill, Hampshire Girvan Key botanical: Key botanical: Juniper Cucumber Perfect when served with: Perfect when served with: Fever-Tree Tonic Water and a slice Fever-Tree Tonic Water and cucumber of lime A most unusual gin. Hendrick’s uses a Bombay Sapphire is a perfect balance marriage of spirits from a carter head of a unique combination of ten hand- and bennett still to produce a divinely selected exotic botanicals from around smooth gin with both character and the world, created through the vapour balance. Eleven peculiar botanicals infusion distillation process. are used along with unique infusions of cucumber and rose petals to create a wonderfully refreshing taste with a delightfully floral aroma.

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Prices are for a Gin and a premium Fever Tree mixer | Small = 25ml – Perfect serve = 50ml Tanqueray 10 Larios Rose London Segovia - Spain Key botanical: Key botanical: Juniper Mediterranean oranges and lemons Perfect when served with: Perfect when served with: Fever-Tree Tonic Water and a wedge Fever-Tree Sicilian Lemonade and of grapefruit lightly crushed strawberries Named after the still number of its The spirit has an eye catching pale rose origin, Tanqueray No.TEN gin is a colour with a distinctive, and tantalising homage to the passion and attention aroma of fresh strawberries. A flavour to detail that Charles Tanqueray stood of candied strawberries, and hints of for. Crafted with the perfect Martini rose water, quickly soften to allow the in mind. Mediterranean citrus flavours to round the palate.

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Prices are for a Gin and a premium Fever Tree mixer | Small = 25ml – Perfect serve = 50ml

Fever Tree tonics... We believe that a premium gin requires a premium tonic. Fever Tree mixers are highly carbonated, consisting of small bubbles for a smooth, delicate texture that carries the flavour of the botanicals in each mixer and enhances the aromas of the spirits they are intended to be mixed with.

Premium Naturally Sicilian Tonic Water Light Tonic Lemon Tonic Water

Made with the finest The world’s first all- Made by blending the botanicals from around natural, lower calorie highest quality Sicilian the world and crafted tonic water. With 58% lemon oils, extracted to enhance the taste fewer calories, there is using a process used of premium gins, all- no need to compromise by the perfume industry, natural, clean and on taste. with the highest quality perfectly balanced. quinine.

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With the aroma and Made by blending three taste of freshly squeezed natural and unique lemons, including ginger oils that have been ‘sfumatrice’ oils from sourced from around the highest quality the world - creating a Sicilian lemons, this is distinctive ginger flavour. a perfect mixer - The Added complexity comes vibrant lemon freshness from supportive citrus is tempered with a notes. Overwhelmingly perfect balance between cleaner than any other sweetness and acidity. ginger ale.

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I don’t know what reception I’m at, but for God’s sake give me a gin and tonic. “ Denis Thatcher