Crabapple & Ginger Gin by The Blowing Stone 70cl
Brand: The Blowing Stone
The third release in the Ashdown Series is our
Crabapple & Royal Ginger gin. Using our delicious London Dry
recipe as a base, we use crab apples and fresh ginger to create an
intriguing gin which is both sweet and smooth – balanced with a
subtle gingery zing at the same time. Soldiers from both the
Anglo-Saxon and invading Viking armies would have foraged for wild
apples – known as ‘crabbe’ – as they traversed the Kingdoms of
England. In the 9th Century, ginger was a luxury experienced almost
exclusively by the Royal Courts and was most likely imported from
the Mediterranean region by spice merchants. Alfred the Great would
have certainly enjoyed a sumptuous combination of fresh fruits
enriched with exotic spices such as ginger. 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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