Beefeater's Gin

Beefeater's Gin

Beefeater's Gin

 

 

 

 

Beefeater Gin

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Beefeater
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Type Gin
Manufacturer James Burrough Ltd.
Distributor Pernod Ricard
Country of origin London, United Kingdom
Introduced 1820
Alcohol by volume 40%-50%
Proof 80.0-94.0
Colour Clear
Flavour Juniper
Variants Beefeater Crown Jewel London Dry Gin at 50% ABV (100 proof)& Beefeater Wet - Both now discontinued. Beefeater 24 launched 2009

Beefeater Gin is a brand of gin bottled, and distributed in the United

Kingdom, by the company of James Burrough. It is a 47% alcohol

product (94 proof) in the US and New Zealand, and a 40% alcohol

product (80 proof) elsewhere in the world (including the UK) (note

proof is calculated differently in the US from elsewhere). 40% alcohol

is 80 proof in the US. This gin is distilled from "100% grain spirit".

The manufacturer has been in business since 1820 and is located in

Kennington, London. Although the name "beefeater" refers to the

Yeoman Warders who are the ceremonial guards of the Tower of

London, the bottle actually appears to have a Yeoman of the Guard,

rather than the traditionally dressed "Beefeater," depicted on it

[? clarification needed].

 

According to the Beefeater website, Beefeater Gin contains nine

different botanicals: juniper, angelica root, angelica seeds, coriander

seeds, liquorice, almonds, orris root, seville oranges, and lemon peel.

These botanicals are steeped for 24 hours before distillation.

Distillation takes eight hours to complete. The distilled spirit is then

taken to Scotland where it is blended and bottled.

 

A super premium version of Beefeater was launched in Syon House on

the 30th October 2009. Beefeater '24' with its additional botanicals of

Chinese Green tea and rare Japanese Sencha was the creation of

master distiller Desmond Payne.

 

Reviews

Beefeater's basic London Dry Gin, which tends to be priced in the

middle of the price spectrum for gins, has generally performed well at

international spirit ratings competitions. The London Dry earned one

double gold, one gold, one silver and two bronze medals from the

San Francisco World Spirits Competition between 2006 and 2010.[1] It

received relatively impressive scores of 94 and 93 from the Beverage

Testing Institute in 2005 and 2008. The higher-end "24" gin,

meanwhile, has earned widely divergent scores, receiving a bronze

medal from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2009 and a

double gold from the same organization in 2010.[2]

  

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