Plymouth Navy Strength Dry Gin, 70 cl

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Plymouth is now on both its third corporate owner and its third bottle design since I started in this business (see above), and it’s added a wonderful sloe gin and, most recently, a Navy Strength version of the original. The new packaging involved a re-creation of the original bottle and included a thirsty monk inside the bottle. For his Gimlets, Ford likes to shake 2 ounces of navy strength gin with 1 ounce of fresh-squeezed lime juice and three-quarters of an ounce of simple syrup. The space then served as a debtors’ prison, the Plymouth’s meeting hall, and a refuge center for Huguenots fleeing France.

These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Among those advocating for reforms that would address the situation was William Hogarth, whose 1751 engraving, Gin Lane, formed part of his campaign. In the times of the British Navy, they needed the gin to be flammable in case it soaked the gunpowder. The 57% ABV amplifies the aroma and fragrance of the botanicals, yet retains the smooth and balanced character Plymouth gin is renowned for.It was also the most expensive bottle we tried, though given the rarity of the juniper source and the limited number of bottles, this is worth the extra pounds. By the way, when Winston Churchill was asked about the “perfect” martini, he said, “Plymouth gin and a bow to France.

Beautiful and subtle notes of the earth and vaguely Middle Eastern spices — driven by the orris and angelica root, usually undetectable in most gins. Blended as a London dry, there are a lot of piney juniper flavours in there – they double the amount used in their standard bottle – with a candied orange sweetness and a smoothness from the milk thistle used to round the profile off for a weighty sipping gin.It features a classic combination of botanicals, including the likes of juniper, orange peel, lemon peel, green cardamom, coriander, angelica and orris, resulting in a complex but not overpowering flavour profile. The label was also reimagined to be more in line with the original bottle’s label: Its monk was replaced by an image of the Mayflower, but he can still be found etched in the glass on the bottom right corner of every bottle. Gathers information for WordPress by themselves, first party analytics tool about how WP services are used. Opt for a good-quality tonic water or cater the tonic flavor to your liking with tonic syrup and soda water.

This became the official gin of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo that sports a small bearskin cap. Just seven ingredients… nothing in a world where modern gins will commonly have 20 ingredients or more. They’ve also dedicated the bottle to the seafarers of the region, with their “fisherman’s strength” label – and with a gin blend that’s as bracing as the Inner Seas.Our team provides a worldwide drinks review service to assist our readers from every country make informed drinks purchasing decisions for events, parties, gifts, or simply enjoying at home. As any good employer should, the Royal Navy legislated that gin and rum needed to be carried onboard boats, with officers drinking the former and the men drinking the latter.

The name is no coincidence – 15 per cent of profits from each sale are donated to elephant conservation charities and bottles are inscribed with the name of one of seven elephants from Kruger National Park. Enjoy Navy Strength in your favourite cocktail, or in classic drinks such as a Pink Gin or a Gimlet, reputedly created by the British Royal Navy for medicinal purposes. There’s still a lot of bite, with earthy, peppery notes alongside cardamom and cloves for a warming finish.If, by chance, the gin spilt on the gunpowder, they needed to know if the gunpowder would still ignite if it got wet. Your information may be used by Pernod Ricard and made available through us to any other entities of the Pernod Ricard Group to provide you with news and promotional information about Pernod Ricard. In the first half of the 18th century, as a result of government policy and economic conditions, gin became a low-cost and readily available alcoholic beverage. For over 20 years, I have made a point to enjoy two (2) Martini’s each day at 6:00 PM, wherever I happened to be.