Caspyn Cornish Dry Gin 70cl – An International Award-Winning Dry Gin, Hand-Crafted in Cornwall and Infused with Lemon & Orange Peel, Lemon Grass and Japanese Tea

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Bog Myrtle is also known as “Sweet Gale” and is a short shrub common in nitrogen poor bogs in North America and Europe. Bog Myrtle was a common component of beer flavoring in Europe prior to the availability of hops.

Award-winning, quadruple-distilled gins and vodka full of flavoursome natural botanicals. Made on The Lizard. Fortunately, from around the mid-18 th Century legislation and a refinement in distillation processes calmed things down and the style of gin referred to as ‘ Old Tom’ gin was developed, which often containing sugar meant it was softer and sweeter. ‘London dry’ style gin came about in the 19th Century with a further change in distillation techniques. Delicious range of gins and gin-based drinks made at the family-owned craft distillery near Penzance. Award-winning white and rose Bruts and still wines from the vineyard near Bodmin in the Camel Valley. The 5 Unique Botanicals (w/ Wikipedia references for those who are unfamiliar with the Botany of the Northern United Kingdom)

While it may be a sought-after holiday destination, with an abundance of natural beauty spots and glossy resorts to cater to visitors, life for many Cornish residents is a far cry from the tourist experience. Born from a love of flavour and passion for life, High Point are pushing their know-how in fermentation and distilling to bring you delicious non-alcoholic drinks. The Falmouth Distilling Company’s ‘home’, on a small industrial estate just outside Falmouth, is one the team will grow into – and one they plan to share with others, too. In the centre of the room sits a huge wooden dining table; Gillatt explains that they hope to host supper clubs and gin tastings around this table, when the time is right. This idea of community is at the heart of Cornwall’s most established gin brand, Tarquin’s. Founder Tarquin Leadbetter, a classically trained chef, was just 23 when he began distilling with his mother and sister in 2012. At the time their company, Southwestern Distillery, was the first commercial distillery to have opened in the county for more than a century. With tonic, the green tea and lemon verbena seem louder somehow – in fact, the latter takes on an exotic, lemongrass feel – like biting into the wrong bit of a Thai Green Curry. It’s incredibly refreshing with a real ebullience about it… In fact, there’s such a sensation of fizz that you half expect it to foam out of your mouth. Cucumber might be a good pair here, cooling the G&T down, but a handful of strawberries would work, bringing in a huge summer dessert vibe.

Juicy, hoppy, unfiltered hazy Pales, IPAs and DIPAs, made in Penryn to ethical and sustainable standards. The Midsummer Dry ginThe Midsummer gin ramps up the floral and citrus flavours with the addition of an English cucumber infusion. Whilst they say it will have a slight green tinge, I didn’t notice it and the cucumber is definitely not in your face like some cucumber gins. The stone circle is called The 19 Merry Maidens. It's gorgeous. If you're ever in the area head on down there.

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A range of award-winning artisan wines, ciders and soft drinks from Polgoon's family-run vineyard and orchard in west Cornwall. Leadbetter worked on a 0.75-litre pilot still for a year to develop a recipe, building a library of more than 500 distillates. In July 2013, when he had a bottle he was happy with, he took it to a pub in St Ives and left it on the bar with his name and telephone number. Fortunately, it was a hit. The trio are also looking at making their own rum using imported molasses. It looks set to be the first English-made organic rum, and will set the path for the distillery’s gins to be made fully organic as well. (They won’t be the first Cornish gin makers to make this transition – Southwestern Distillery launched its Twin Fin rum in 2020, made with imported Caribbean spirit.) The Perrys understand their place both as part of a close-knit distilling community in Cornwall, and in their own community in Launceston. In June, as world leaders were gathering in Carbis Bay for the G7 Summit, the Eagle House Hotel hosted the Gin 7 Summit. Designed as a celebration of Cornish gins, the evening included tastings and an auction in aid of the Cornwall Blood Bikes charity. The couple have also expressed their ambition to keep distilling at the hotel, so their distillery can “serve the town”.

Exceptional handcrafted artisan gin, hand-distilled with passion using wild foraged Cornish botanicals. Today the Eagle One Gin range – which includes the juicy Bright Summer Gin and the warming, spicy Bold Winter Gin – is distilled on a bespoke 230-litre still named Bob, after Robert, Count of Mortain, who built Launceston Castle. These botanicals are in addition to a traditional gin bouquet, which oddly is what comes out when Caorunn gin is tasted. Flavoured gin is an exciting evolution of the original gin formula, with an array of options as plentiful as your own imagination. Fruity flavours like raspberry, lemon, citrus and mango are perhaps the most popular, but more creative concoctions with notes of vanilla, chocolate, peppercorn or ginger are also available.

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The Bebington brothers grew up a stone’s throw from the beach in South Africa and have felt something of a tidal pull to be near the sea ever since. Cornwall was somewhere Shaun always ventured to when he needed a break from London, so when he decided to progress his gin plan, he knew that was the place to be. Availability: Rather uncommon in the US. Either your local large-selection liquor store, or online. Quintessentially Cornish, multi-award-winning gin, handcrafted in small batches in north Cornwall. Lots of different varieties to try. Hand-crafted, small-batch Cove selection of beers from the Driftwood Spars micro brewery in St Agnes.