Greenall’s Gin

GREENALL’S IS THE ORIGINAL LONDON DRY GIN. WITH UNPARALLELED HERITAGE IN THE CRAFT OF GIN, THE RECIPE HAS BEEN HANDED DOWN THROUGH SEVEN MASTER DISTILLERS AND THE SECRET BLEND OF EIGHT BOTANICALS GIVES A CLASSIC, LONDON DRY GIN WITH RICH JUNIPER NOTES.

THE FOREFATHER OF QUALITY BRITISH gin, Thomas Dakin, founded Greenall’s in 1761. Distilling was not a common trade at the time but Dakin had seen an opportunity to create a gin of true quality that stood apart from the conventional rough and impure gins of the day. He thereby catered to a market of wealthy travellers and local residents from the distillery’s Warrington base.

In turn, Dakin pioneered the development and refinement of high quality English gin. Given gin’s sordid reputation at the time, this was a highly ambitious move but Dakin had the courage of his convictions to succeed and transform the fortunes of gin from its dark past into a glorious future.

Thomas Dakin’s family members were also pioneers and his son Edward, with his wife Margaret, took over the business. Edward was a founding member of The Amicable Society, established in 1788. That was where the Dakins first met the Greenall family and it was in 1860 that Edward Greenall leased the distillery from the Dakin family, later purchasing it in 1870. He would name the new business after his younger brothers Gilbert and John; thus creating G&J Greenall.

The Greenall family had established a brewing business in 1762; a year after Dakin distilled his first gin. By the time of the purchase, the Greenall family had built up an impressive distribution network for their beer, which would help Greenall’s gin thrive.

The Greenall’s family remained true to the original recipe, which has been passed down through seven Master Distillers. Joanne Moore, the current Master Distiller, is the world’s first female Master Distiller and the proud custodian of Greenall’s and its award-winning recipe.

Greenall’s Gin is distilled in a traditional copper pot still where the eight botanicals are added by hand to grain spirit and water. There they rest and macerate before distillation begins, allowing time for the flavours and aromas of the botanicals to infuse into the liquid.

Juniper, coriander and lemon peel make up just three of the carefully selected botanicals. The wild organic juniper berries are sourced from the hills of Tuscany in Italy where families of pickers have been picking tonnes of berries every season for generations. Coriander seeds, supplied from a family run business in Morocco, provide the citrus notes and warm eastern spice to Greenall’s Gin. The lemon peel is grown and dried in the southeast of Spain. The region is nestled between the sea and mountains where the perfect growing conditions protect the lemons from harsh, cold winds.

Greenall’s is a multi-award winning gin, with over 34 awards since 2008. A classic juniper led gin, perfect for a gin and tonic and matched well with lime.

Greenall’s is the Original London Dry gin, the first ever London Dry and the gin that started it all. ❧