Martin Miller’s Gin

INVENTED BY THE DUTCH, REFINED BY THE ENGLISH, GLAMORIZED BY THE NEW WORLD, AND NOW PERFECTED BY MARTIN MILLER’S. STYLISH, WELL PACKAGED AND WELL TRAVELLED – MARTIN MILLER’S GIN IS THE MOST VERSATILE PREMIUM GIN FOR INTERNATIONALLY MINDED INDIVIDUALS.

MARTIN MILLER’S GIN IS A PREMIUM London dry gin. Its unique combination of quality botanicals, the use of only the heart of the distillation process and pure Icelandic water, creates a clean flavour with rounded edges. Additionally, with an alcohol volume of 40 per cent it is also one of the few gins that can be enjoyed neat. Martin Miller’s Gin also forms the ideal base for cocktails, which can enhance the subtle flavours of its natural botanicals.

Martin Miller’s Gin was launched in 2002. It made an immediate impact and was awarded ‘Spirit of the year 2003’ by the Chicago Beverage Testing Institute (BTI), the world’s largest and most powerful drinks testing institute.

Gin was invented, like many spirits, as a medicine. Although it is thought that Monks may have been making a style of gin since the 12th century, nothing was recorded then and it wasn’t until the 17th century that the first recipe for gin was written down.

When the Dutch settlers landed in the wwWest Indies in mid 1600s, they started to come down with a tropical fever. The man that tried to cure them was called Dr. Franciscus Sylvius de la boë who was a chemist at the University of Leyden, in Holland. His intention was to invent a medicine using the diuretic qualities of the juniper berry that would clean the

blood, flush out the kidneys and hopefully cure the Dutch settlers. He produced a medicine, which used neutral grain spirit flavoured with the juniper berry and called it ‘genièvre’, the French for juniper. Whether this potion worked or not, the Dutch took a liking to it and started producing it and drinking it regularly.

In 1688, while the British troops were fighting in Holland during the thirty years war, they discovered ‘genever’ (as it was commonly known then) which was labeled as ‘Dutch courage’ by the British due to the fearlessness of the Dutch going into battle after having a swig of the spirit. The British then abbreviated the word further and the word ‘gin’ stuck.

BORN OF LOVE, OBSESSION AND SOME DEGREE OF MADNESS

The creation of Martin Miller’s Gin is where the magic begins. Unlike all but a handful of gins, Martin Miller’s is batch distilled, like malt whiskey. They only distil in the traditional manner, strictly adhering to the tried and tested techniques that have always produced the finest gin spirit. Skilled distillers, quality materials and great attention to detail are all the unseen factors that contribute to the aroma and taste of Martin Miller’s Gin.

TRUE LOVE

Martin Miller’s Gin is distilled with the kind of care and attention that can only be described as love, to ensure that only the purest part of the spirit – or the heart, is used. Martin Miller’s Gin distillers use a much smaller cut than any other gin – the smaller the cut, the smoother the end result.

The pure grain spirit is combined with unique recipes of quality botanicals in an antique ‘Rolls Royce’ of pot stills (manufactured by John Dore & Co. in 1903). The liquid produced at the beginning and end of the distillation process is discarded, rather than redistilled. This guarantees the soft, clean flavour.

A HEALTHY OBSESSION…

Following this loving distillation processes, the obsession continues in order to ensure that Martin Miller’s Gin is even more exceptional.

It is no wonder that they call Martin Miller’s Gin the well-travelled gin - before it’s even a year old it has travelled over 3,000 miles, from England to Iceland where it undergoes the final stages of its creation.

The water is the key part of this process. Whilst Evian, Volvic and Fiji waters have between 109 and 309 impurities per million parts, the water used in Martin Miller’s Gin has less than 40. These glacial lava filtered waters are the purest in the world.

In the small village of Borganes, on Iceland’s remote west coast, real magic is wrought. It is here that the blender takes the concentrated spirit and mixes it with the water and neutral grain spirit to form Martin Miller’s London Dry Gin. The pure glacial water is blended with the spirit to create a marriage of rare softness, clarity of taste and appearance.

AND A LITTLE BIT OF MADNESS!

This entire process results in the final product tasting delicate, with oriental overtones and sharp citrus fragrances, taking the taste buds on a surreal journey of utter enlightenment and sheer indulgence. This much love and obsession inevitably requires a little bit of madness! ❧