THAMES DISTILLERS

Gin Lane is named after The Gin Act of 1751, one of the most crucial moments in the history of gin. The idea is the brainchild of a group of gin connoisseurs called the Bloomsbury Club, and Charles Maxwell of Thames Distillers, an eighth generation distiller.The catalyst for the Gin Act of 1751, was artist William Hogarths legendary depiction of Gin Lane. His work essentially banned the sale of gin in prisons, workhouses, and stores. Consequently, gin became scarce and expensive, but subsequently its rarity improved its quality remarkably. By the Victorian era, gin had become a respectable spirit.Each bottle of Gin Lane 1751 gin has been individually numbered and handcrafted in small traditional pot stills. There are eight natural botanicals: juniper, orris root, Seville oranges, angelica, Sicilian lemon, star anise, cassia bark, and coriander. These simple ingredients coalesce to yield a well-balanced, deeply complex gin.This Victoria Pink gin is blended with bitters, a tradition that was initially created by the British Royal Navy in an attempt to cure sea sickness but also to harmonize sweet dry gins with a contrasting flavor profile. The result is a well-balanced gin with juniper still at the forefront but with a harmonious balance of herbal and spiced bitters. Pick up your bottle today!

In 2001, Christian Jensen was forced to relocate from London to Tokyo for his job at an investment bank. After a particularly difficult day of work at the bank, Jensen stumbled into one of Tokyos legendary hidden bars. The bar, which was comprised of only a tiny room with a stunning view, was tended to by Oda-San, a barkeeper whose knowledge of cocktails and spirits was a relic of the past. There, Jensen sampled a London Dry Gin with a sublime flavor and smooth finish that stunned him.When Jensen returned to England, he began researching the gin and found that it was no longer made. In the hopes of recreating it, Jensen scoured the public records offices of London, and was able to find a few documents related to the distillery that had originally produced it. While scouring this cache of documents, Jensen discovered a recipe for his beloved gin. Armed with a photograph of the exact recipe in hand, Jensen teamed up with master distiller Charles Maxwell and began experimenting with the recipe he found. "After 10-15 trial distillations, we ended up with a gin I really liked, and was faithful to the original," says Jensen. .Jensens London Distilled Old Tim Gin is crafted using a recipe that harkens back to the 1840s. The term "Old Tom" was an early nickname for gin and generally refers to gins that were produced in the early 20th century, when sugar was added to gin in order to create a sweeter flavor profile. The recipe that Jensen discovered, however, predates the use of sugar in gin and calls for additional botanicals to be added in order to create a slightly sweeter flavor profile.As a result of this unique, century-old recipe, Jensens Old Tom Gin has an aroma of mint, eucalyptus, pine needles and citrus that gives way to slightly sweet notes of licorice, almonds and orange peel on the palate. The finish is smooth and slightly tangy, with a touch of piney juniper.The gin earned 4.5 stars from the Diffords Guide, and the Silver Medal at the International Spirits Challenge.Pick up a bottle of each today!