{"title":"Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnglish gin from Salcombe in Devon, The Lakes Distillery in Cumbria and Warner's in Northamptonshire. Small stills, local botanicals and a bottle that looks right on the shelf. Over 18s only.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"salcombe-gin-start-point-london-dry","title":"Salcombe Gin Start Point London Dry","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 70cl bottle of London Dry gin at 44%, distilled by Salcombe Gin at their waterside distillery in Salcombe, on the south coast of Devon, one of the few distilleries in the world you can reach by boat. It is named after Start Point, the lighthouse on the headland east of the town, and takes its idea from the Salcombe fruit schooners that once carried citrus and spice into the harbour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen botanicals go into the still: Macedonian juniper, red grapefruit, lemon and lime, with English coriander seed, liquorice, cardamom, cubeb berries and angelica root among the rest. The citrus peels are hand-peeled fresh each day before distillation, and the spirit is brought to strength with soft Dartmoor water. The distillery describes the taste as fresh red grapefruit and classic juniper, exceptionally smooth, with earthy pine from the juniper behind the citrus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe distillery's own serve is the right one: plenty of ice, a slice of red grapefruit and a good tonic such as \u003ca href=\"\/products\/fentimans-connoisseurs-tonic-water\"\u003eFentimans Connoisseurs Tonic Water\u003c\/a\u003e. It also sips neat, and it makes a clean martini or a gimlet. For a gift, it is the centre of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-coastal-gin-box-hamper\"\u003eThe Coastal Gin Box\u003c\/a\u003e, and its sister bottle \u003ca href=\"\/products\/salcombe-gin-rose-sainte-marie\"\u003eSalcombe Gin Rose Sainte Marie\u003c\/a\u003e is the one to try next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e70cl bottle, 44% ABV. Contains alcohol; for sale to over-18s only. No allergens declared. Store upright, out of sunlight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salcombe Gin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53347248701783,"sku":"GIN-SAL-START-70","price":47.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/made-in-england-salcombe-gin-london-dry-a1b2c3.jpg?v=1777675577"},{"product_id":"salcombe-gin-rose-sainte-marie","title":"Salcombe Gin Rose Sainte Marie","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA dry pink gin from the south coast of Devon, made in homage to a nineteenth-century shipping route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA 70cl bottle of London Dry-style rosé gin, distilled in Salcombe at the Boathouse distillery on the harbour by Salcombe Distilling Co. Founded in 2014 by Howard Davies and Angus Lugsdin, two sailors who met at the local sailing club and ended each day with a gin and tonic on the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe name traces back to Salcombe's lost trade. In the nineteenth century, the town's fruit schooners, small, fast sailing boats built for speed, ran citrus fruit and herbs from the Mediterranean back to England's ports. They marked their southern entry to the Old Port of Marseille by the Sainte Marie lighthouse. The gin recreates that route in flavour: Macedonian juniper for backbone, fresh lemon and orange peels hand-peeled each morning before distillation, lemon verbena, rose petals, orange blossom, pink peppercorns, angelica, and unsweetened English strawberries for the natural pink hue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eNo added sugar. The gin takes its character from the dry rosé wines of Provence rather than the sweet pink gins it sits among on the shelf. The result is a delicate, layered gin: lavender and rose on the nose, soft red fruit on the palate, citrus on the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBottled at 41.4% ABV. Double Gold winner at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, one of only two pink gins ever to receive the award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFor a gin and tonic with a slice of strawberry and a twist of lemon peel. For a spritz with prosecco and soda. For a dry martini, served cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSalcombe Distilling run a refill scheme: empty 70cl bottles can be refilled at the distillery itself, at the Dartmouth tasting bar, at Darts Farm in Exeter, or at Barrel \u0026amp; Still in Kingsbridge, at a 20% discount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e70cl. Please drink responsibly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Salcombe Gin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53347298771287,"sku":"GIN-SAL-ROSE-70","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/MIE-4852-20.jpg?v=1777676140"},{"product_id":"warners-london-dry-gin","title":"Warner's London Dry Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eA London dry gin distilled by Warner's at Falls Farm in Harrington, Northamptonshire, where Tom and Tina Warner and their team grow several of the botanicals themselves and cut the spirit with the farm's own spring water. It is the plainest gin in their range, and the one built for a gin and tonic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe botanicals are juniper, coriander, elderflower, cinnamon, almond and nutmeg, plus angelica root, lavender and lemon verbena grown on the farm, and lemon peel rescued from citrus that would otherwise have gone to landfill. The maker's notes: bold juniper with lemon verbena and peppery angelica on the nose; zesty lemon that lingers on the palate, revealing floral and earthy undertones; and a gentle, spicy finish from the coriander, cinnamon and angelica. Bottled at 40%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe maker's own serve is simple: pour over a glass full of ice and top with Indian tonic. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/fentimans-connoisseurs-tonic-water\"\u003eFentimans Connoisseurs Tonic Water\u003c\/a\u003e does the job, with a strip of lemon peel. It also makes a proper martini and a gimlet, and holds up in a negroni. A bowl of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mr-filberts-salt-crust-peanuts-40g\"\u003eMr Filbert's Salt Crust Peanuts\u003c\/a\u003e alongside is the right sort of company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 70cl bottle at 40% ABV. Contains alcohol. Store upright away from direct sunlight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warner's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53347845144919,"sku":"GIN-WAR-LON-70","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/warners-london-dry-gin.jpg?v=1776627617"},{"product_id":"the-lakes-gin-classic","title":"The Lakes Gin Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003eA classic juniper-led gin distilled slowly in a copper pot still by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-lakes-distillery\"\u003eThe Lakes Distillery\u003c\/a\u003e at Setmurthy, beside Bassenthwaite Lake near Cockermouth in Cumbria, on the site of an 1850s farm that was renovated when the distillery opened in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe distillery uses a small number of botanicals: juniper, coriander and angelica at the core, with orris root, cassia bark, liquorice, and orange and lemon peel. They are steeped overnight in the still like loose-leaf tea, then the still runs slow and long to draw out the oils, with water drawn from the Lake District National Park. The distillery's tasting notes give orange zest, Earl Grey tea and juniper on the nose, refreshing citrus with juniper and black pepper on the palate, and a long, zesty, peppery finish. Bottled at 46.6%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat strength and the pepper make it a gin for a proper gin and tonic: pour a good measure over plenty of ice, top with a dry tonic such as \u003ca href=\"\/products\/fentimans-connoisseurs-tonic-water\"\u003eFentimans Connoisseurs Tonic Water\u003c\/a\u003e, and garnish with a slice of pink grapefruit, which the distillery says suits the citrus in the gin. It also stands up in a martini or a negroni. For a gift, pair it with one of their whiskies, such as \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-lakes-the-one-fine-blended-whisky\"\u003eThe One Fine Blended Whisky\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 70cl bottle at 46.6% ABV, in the distillery's textured bottle. Contains alcohol, with no major allergens declared.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Lakes Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53347939254615,"sku":"GIN-LAK-CLA-70","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/the-lakes-gin-classic_8d33e152-dabf-4bf2-b8ab-e7bf4425885f.jpg?v=1776685487"}],"url":"https:\/\/madeinengland.com\/collections\/gin.oembed","provider":"Made In England","version":"1.0","type":"link"}