Gordon's
Tanqueray
Tanqueray is one of the best-selling gin brands worldwide and is recognizable for its iconic green bottle. It's also a superb example of London Dry Gin that offers an ideal blend of juniper, coriander, licorice, and angelica. Of all the brands of gin, it's one of the most recognizable in flavor and bottle.
Gordon's. The most popular gin from one of the most gin-crazy countries in the world, Gordon's uses a heavy hand with the juniper, so hopefully you like the feeling of drinking in a forest if you're going to grab a bottle.
Jamie's here to show you how to put together his ULTIMATE Gin & Tonic in celebration of World Gin Day, using Bombay Sapphire gin, tonic water, lime and plenty of ice.
G&J Distillers is the world's oldest, continuous gin distillery based in Warrington, Cheshire. Boasting unrivalled gin distilling heritage and expertise, it has been distilling British gin since 1761.
With more than 300 aussie distilleries, here's our guide to the best, and most awarded, Australian gins for 2022.
Leading brands of 'Gin' in Great Britain based on the number of consumers are 'Gordon's' with 6,602,800 consumers, followed by 'Bombay Sapphire' with 3,694,440 consumers and 'Tanqueray' with 2,767,020 consumers in 2021.
Most gins are produced in the UK, with 1722 different Gins it's still the home of gin, despite the massive growth in Spain and the US and it's origins in the netherlands. With 702 different Gins the US ranks second. That's hardly a surprise, given the size of the country and it's experience in distilling.
Cambridge Distillery Watenshi
Named the world's most exclusive (and expensive) gin, Watenshi provides plenty of bang for your buck.
Soju Jinro continues to reign as the world's best-selling spirit, thanks to its ever-increasing volumes: in 2020, the Korean brand saw its sales grow by 10.4%, from 86.3m to 95.3m – surpassing the 90m-case mark with ease. This success was rewarded with the title of Local Spirits Brand Champion.
Beer. Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage worldwide. In fact, after water and tea, beer is the most commonly-consumed drink in the world. Beer is also most likely the oldest alcoholic drink in history.
The World's Oldest Gin Recipe
This authentic gin was based on the original 1689 recipe of the spirit made by the Dutch King William III (AKA William of Orange) after he was proclaimed King of England, Ireland and Scotland that very year.
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But the Queen's favourite gin brand is far from fancy. In fact, you can pick up a bottle for around £22. According to the Queen's former royal chef Darren McGrady, Her Majesty's favourite gin brand was Gordon's London Dry Gin.
It's a simple recipe with three ingredients: Dubonnet (a French aperitif), gin (the Queen, rather patriotically, prefers Gordon's London dry gin), and a lemon slice.
Types of gin
London Dry is the UK's tried and tested style.
Australia's first dedicated gin distillery was founded on Kangaroo Island off the wild Southern Ocean coast of South Australia. The island is one of the world's great nature-based destinations.
Boasting the unique flavours of native Australian botanicals, Australian gin is soaring in popularity around the world. Here's what you need to know. From Tasmanian pepperberry to finger lime and lemon myrtle, the best Australian gin is handcrafted with ancient ingredients used by Indigenous Australians for millennia.
“Our Bathtub Cut gin is the highest alcohol overproof gin in Australia – at 69% it is significantly higher than anything else.
It was the Dutch with their Genever (or Jenever) who is known to be the birth-parent of gin, which is why Genever is often referred to as 'the father of gin'.
The name gin is a shortened form of the older English word genever, related to the French word genièvre and the Dutch word jenever.
The gin obsession was blamed for misery, rising crime, madness, higher death rates and falling birth rates. Gin joints allowed women to drink alongside men for the first time and it is thought this led many women neglecting their children and turning to prostitution, hence gin becoming known as 'Mother's Ruin'.