Plymouth Navy Strength Dry Gin, 70 cl

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The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. For some it is the ultimate gin, with a rich but balanced taste that takes a Martini or a Gin and Tonic to a new level, perfect for the demands of today’s more adventurous spirit drinkers and mixologists.

This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox!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. Garnish comes from Mezzeta Cocktail Onions, thereby converting the Martini into a Gibson (my preference). This cookie is used to a profile based on user's interest and display personalized ads to the users.

The home of gin and many liqueurs, England is increasingly producing craft vodka, rum and non-alcoholic spirits. Founded in the late 1700s, the English brand has grown to be beloved among naval officers, the political elite, and even famous bartender Harry Craddock himself. From Sweden to Scotland, over to the USA and across the UK, we tried 35 navy strength gins, each with its own tale, to bring you the 15 best bottles. When Plymouth reintroduced a 57% bottling in 1993, Murphy supplied them with a term which neatly summarized the historical reasons for choosing this strength: “navy strength. A fresh, simple and now popular take on the classic Plymouth Gin cocktail created by the British Royal Navy in the 1800s.The global deployment of the Royal Navy who carried it on their ships, led to the renown and wider consumption of the Plymouth product. I really think lime works well here [unintelligible] (sipping noises) But although I love the way that Q Tonic and Plymouth work together. 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. Juniper and sweet liquorice start with a bang up-front, delightfully balanced middle with spices, citrus and oak.

The new design was heavily inspired by the Black Friars Distillery, and replaces the angular edges of the Art Deco iteration with a more squat, hammered look that’s meant to mimic the appearance of a bottle that’s been weathered over time. The story of Navy Strength gin dates back to the 1700s when the Royal Navy carried casks of gin next to their gunpowder barrels. Defiance is forest fresh with strong wafts of pine thanks to the tips of spruce, which have been foraged for the distillery. The total bill of botanicals includes nothing unusual: juniper, orange peel, lemon peel, coriander seeds, angelica root, orris root, and cardamom.The origins of the Gimlet come from the merchant navy,” which rationed limes on board to prevent scurvy, he says. In subsequent years, a number of gin-producing hubs emerged in England beyond Plymouth, including London, Bristol, Norwich, and Wilmington.

You’ll still see vestiges of its time as a protected spirit drink in numerous articles on the internet referring to the “Plymouth Style. I’m no stranger to Plymouth Gin — it’s the very product that started me off in spirits reviewing, over a decade ago. In 2008, both Absolut and Plymouth Gin were sold to spirits giant Pernod Ricard, which still has both brands under its umbrella to this day. 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.If, by chance, the gin spilt on the gunpowder, they needed to know if the gunpowder would still ignite if it got wet.