The Blowing Stone Gin 70cl
Brand: The Blowing Stone
Winner of ‘Best English London Dry Gin’ at the World
Gin awards 2021, ‘The Blowing Stone’ London Dry Gin is the first in
our Ashdown Series and is a tribute to Alfred’s first victory over
the Danish Vikings. Batch-distilled using our three-part process,
we use a blend of beautifully balanced botanicals which could be
found locally during the middle ages. Its delicate and distinctive
flavour comes from a blend of meadowsweet, elderflower and
hand-picked wild gorse from the North Wessex Downs. In the 9th
Century honey was a delicacy and as we are also beekeepers, we add
a dash of our home-made local honey to help smooth the flavour and
provide the sumptuous viscose mouthfeel of our gin. 42% ABV The
Legend of The Blowing Stone On the 8th January 871, an Anglo-Saxon
army, led by King Ethelred and his younger brother, the future King
Alfred the Great was about to face the Viking army…a formidable
enemy, intent on establishing Danish rule over the whole of
England. Having conquered every other kingdom in England, just one
more separated the Vikings from total domination – The Kingdom of
Wessex. Known as ‘The Great Heathen Army,’ the Vikings had been
camped at Reading. Marching west into the North Wessex Downs, they
were to meet the Wessex Army close to the prehistoric Ridgeway path
just outside the village of Compton. To summon his troops into
battle that morning, Alfred blew into an ancient perforated sarsen
stone which delivered a loud booming sound across the downs. Known
as ‘The Blowing Stone’ this marked the beginning of the Battle of
Ashdown from which Alfred emerged victorious. The Making of The
Blowing Stone Gin The Blowing Stone gins have been lovingly crafted
using carefully selected botanicals. Following extensive research
of the period, we have selected fruits, herbs and some more unusual
ingredients which would have been growing wild or readily available
at the time of King Alfred the Great’s reign. We’ve also included
some more exotic spices which would have been imported by spice
merchants whose aromas would have regularly filled the royal
courts. Furthermore, the honey which smooths our Blowing Stone
London Dry is made locally by our own bees. To capture and balance
these flavours, we use a three-part process combining traditional
batch pot distillation methods of steeping and infusion with the
careful blending of a fragrant botanical tea. We hope you feel as
we do – that the end result is ‘history distilled’. You must be at
least 18 years old to purchase this product. By purchasing, you are
confirming you are at least 18 years old. Please see our full terms
and conditions here.
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