Gin Mare is a new super premium gin inspired by botanicals grown in the Mediterranean. These are individually distilled in a custom-made still and then hand blended to produce a gin with a truly unique and distinctive character.

The word ‘mare’ (pronounced mar-ray) is deeply rooted in the Mediterranean culture. Derived originally from the Latin mar, meaning sea, further investigation reveals its more familiar meaning of maternal.

The 1736 Gin Act introduced an annual levy which needed to be paid by anyone wishing to produce and sell gin in an attempt to rid the market of poorly produced and sometimes poisonous ‘gin’. The price of this levy was £50….. Therefore the name Fifty Pounds is a nod to the Gin Act of 1736 where gin made the first steps towards becoming the fine beverage that we know it to be today. As you would expect Fifty Pounds Gin is quintessential London Dry style of gin based on an original high-quality family recipe. Made in south west London at Thames Distillers Fifty Pounds Gin is batch distilled 1000 bottles at a time with each bottle showing the batch number and the year that it was distilled.

Daffy’s is a gin like no other, created from the finest French grain spirit, distilled on an ancient copper pot whisky still with Lebanese mint and the finest botanicals to create a gin that is classic, complex, perfectly balanced and fresh with a world of intrigue.

Daffy’s Gin has been crafted to be enjoyed straight over ice like the finest of malt whiskies, to make the ultimate D&T, the very best of Negroni and other great cocktails. We are very excited to be able to share Daffy’s with you.

It has been bottled at a very specific 43.4% ABV, as the distillers believe this to be the perfect strength for their expression – not excessively punchy, but with enough power behind it for balance and flavour.

The bottle design, incidentally, is the work of Robert McGinnis, the American artist who made film posters for various James Bond and Matt Helm films as well as Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Barbarella!

TASTING NOTES
Angelica and sweet lemon are rather pronounced on the finish.

Conker spirit’s Dorset dry gin is distilled using British wheat spirit, new forest spring water and 10 botanicals, including some rather distinctively-Dorset-inspired botanicals gorse flowers, samphire and elderberries. A lively, bright nose with a long, complex and well balanced mouthfeel with a barely perceptible alcohol bite. Perfect for sipping straight over ice and equally wonderful in a gin and tonic.

City of London is a one-shot connoisseur’s London dry gin, flavoured with a fine balance of juniper berries, angelica, liquorice and coriander seeds with fresh orange, lemon and pink grapefruit added also to give the gin its distinctive zesty notes. Aroma is pungent, piney juniper aroma with zesty pink grapefruit, orange and lemon. There are also subtle notes of celery, sage and parma violet. It taste clean and characterful. It’s a classic London dry gin with attractive parma violet, orris root, liquorice, zesty citrus and enlivening black pepper sauce. Piney juniper, citrus and subtle peppery spice linger on the palette after tasting.