Nettle & Blackberry by The Blowing Stone 70cl
Brand: The Blowing Stone
The fourth release in the Ashdown Series is our Nettle
and Blackberry Gin. Batch-distilled using our three-part process,
we use a blend of beautifully balanced botanicals which could be
found locally during the middle ages. Using our delicious London
Dry recipe as a base, our recipe includes tender young nettles,
used by Anglo Saxons and Vikings as an ingredient in food dishes as
well as in fabric-making. Blackberries or ‘Brymbyl’ in old English
were abundant, growing wild, with brambles often used as a form of
defence against invaders. 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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