Broker’s Gin

BROKER’S GIN IS A PREMIUM BRAND WITH A UNIQUE DISTILLATION PROCESS WHEREBY IT IS QUADRUPLE-DISTILLED THEN STEEPED WITH 10 BOTANICALS, BEFORE BEING DISTILLED FOR A FIFTH TIME. IN COMMON WITH ALL MAJOR GIN MAKERS, THE BASE SPIRIT IS MADE USING COLUMN DISTILLATION. IN THE CASE OF BROKER’S GIN, THAT BASE SPIRIT IS MADE FROM ENGLISH WHEAT. THE POT STILL IS THEN USED TO CONVERT THE NEUTRAL SPIRIT INTO GIN BEFORE THE BOTANICALS ARE MACERATED (SOAKED) IN THE NEUTRAL SPIRIT FOR 24 HOURS AND THEN BOILED IN THE SPIRIT DURING THIS FIFTH AND FINAL DISTILLATION RUN. IT IS THIS TRADITIONAL POT STILL PROCESS THAT PRODUCES BROKER’S GIN’S EXTRAORDINARY RICHNESS AND DEPTH OF FLAVOUR.

Broker’s Gin, distilled from 100% grain spirit. THE DISTILLERY WHERE BROKER’S GIN is made is located near Birmingham, England, and is over 200 years old. There had previously been a brewery on the site, but this was converted to a distillery at a time when gin making became more profitable than beer making.

The distillery to this day uses only traditional pot stills. Continuous distillation using column stills is more efficient and is used by many major brands, but pot stills are better for extracting maximum flavour from the botanicals in a traditional handcrafted fashion.

The copper pot still used for producing Broker’s Gin is named “Constance” and was manufactured by John Dore & Co, long recognised as the finest still-maker in the world.

The Broker’s distillery has a mini-still, which is used for making small batches of gin from different recipes. The recipe for Broker’s Gin is 200 years old and was chosen after taste testing against several newer recipes; often the old ones are the best. The unique flavour of Broker’s Gin is provided by 10 natural botanicals, the primary one of which is juniper berries – as in all gins. The dried botanicals used in Broker’s gin are sourced from all over the world, including orris root from Italy, cv`vassia bark from Indonesia and angelica root from Poland. All are shipped to the distillery in sacks.

After the distillation process has been completed, the used botanicals are discarded. Even after distillation, individual botanicals can be identified. The round, purple berries are juniper. The small round, brown seeds are coriander. The large yellow lumps are lemon and orange peel. The stick-like pieces are cassia bark or cinnamon bark and the other botanicals are powders, which are dispersed throughout the mix, creating the stand-out flavour Broker’s Gin is recognised for worldwide.

Broker’s Gin’s string of international competition wins is second to none; Broker’s Gin is the undefeated champion of the ‘Ultimate Spirits Challenge’ in New York, with a score of 97 points, a feat that no other gin has ever achieved. The sister competition, the ‘Ultimate Cocktail Challenge’, has also declared that Broker’s Gin makes the World’s Best Dry Martini and in London, Broker’s Gin has consistently won Masters Awards at the London Gin Masters competition. ❧

Signature serves

AVIATION

Glass: Coupe

Ingredients: 60ml Broker’s Gin 15ml Lemon juice 15ml Maraschino liqueur 1 Tsp. Crème de violette

Garnish: Lemon twist

Method: Shake with ice and strain into chilled coupe MARTINI

Glass: Martini

Ingredients: 60ml Broker’s Gin 15ml French vermouth

Garnish: Lemon twist or olive

Method: Into a cold metal shaker half-filled with ice, pour 1 part of good-quality French vermouth at room temperature to 7 parts of ice-cold Broker’s London Dry Gin. Stir vigorously and pour into chilled, V-shaped martini glasses. Twist lemon peel over the top and add an olive, preferably one previously soaked in gin BROKER’S BRAMBLE

Glass: Tall glass

Ingredients: 40ml Broker’s Gin 20ml Fresh lemon juice 10ml Simple syrup 20ml Crème de mure

Garnish: Berries

Method: Combine all ingredients except crème de mure in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake. Strain into a tall glass. Drizzle crème de mure over the top. Garnish with berries. Mix together and top with whipped cream

Bathtub gin was made in the United States during Prohibition; created by mixing cheap grain alcohol with flavourings like juniper berry juice and left to ferment and be distilled right from the tub. Not to be recommended! The result had dangerous - even lethal - physical effects due to the fact that it sometimes contained methanol. Sufferers were blinded or even poisoned.