You’d have to live in a hole in the ground not to have recognized the global renaissance that artisanal gin is enjoying at the moment, and it’s gins like Givinity that are getting lads inspired on both sides of the mahogany.
From speakeasys to home bars, gin, a complex and historic spirit, continues to captivate palates and imaginations, with traditional gin recipes given a twist of modernity by inspired distillers who are using new methods and botanicals to create homages to great gins of old.
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One of those innovative lads is Alan Colton who, with wife Rebecca, has created one of the most elegant gins to come out of the British Isles in a long while. Givinity Gin is an ultra-luxurious, handcrafted London Dry Gin styled spirit made in the verdant countryside of Cambridgeshire.
Made with a captivating array of botanicals, including tried-and-tested classics like juniper, coriander, and angelica, as well as modern upstarts like rose, Szechuan pepper, lime, and mandarin zest, Givinity is produced in small batches and bottled at 40% abv in elegant and sleek crystal decanters with gold accents that will look well smart on your home bar.
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Although it’s as pure as driven snow (snow laced with alcohol) you’ll probably want to mix this luscious drop with a boutique tonic and a dash of elderflower, served tall to as a salute to the fading summer days.
“Beloved, we join hands here to pray for gin. An aridity defiles us. Our innards thirst for the juice of juniper.” — Wallace Thurman, Infants of the Spring
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