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What's your favourite? We've got plenty of different styles for you to taste
Meet the producers at Cambridge Distillery
The vision for Lucy and William Lowe was to capture the taste of the English seasons into a spirit. The way the husband and wife team did this was by selecting botanicals from the meadows near their home in East Anglia and distilling each one individually to preserve the purity of its essence. Combine this with a respect for the science of gin making and a love of nature and it’s no surprise that they’ve been named the most innovative distillery in the world three times.
“To get that distinctive smooth finish in every sip, we created a unique vacuum distillation in which temperature, timing and pressure are just three of the nine variables tailored to each botanical,” says William. “By accessing cold temperatures, we’re able to achieve a level of precision vastly beyond that of traditional distillation.” And if gin lovers everywhere want to see it in action, then head to the Cambridge Gin Laboratory, an interactive space in the city centre.
Cambridge Dry Gin
Locally grown and foraged botanicals including rosemary, angelica, blackcurrant leaf, rose petal and lemon verbena give this gin a fresh, herbaceous flavour profile that’s quintessentially English.
Try it in a Cambucha
Add 35ml Cambridge Dry Gin, 125ml kombucha and 20ml elderflower cordial to a highball over ice, mix then garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
Meet the producer at Ramsbury Single Estate Spirits
Under the experienced eye of group manager Alistair Ewing, the gin makers ensure that the process from field to bottle takes place entirely on a single 19,000-acre estate, near Ramsbury village in Wiltshire. The team sows, grows and sources almost all the ingredients, from the Horatio wheat to their own chalk-filtered water.
“When we distilled our first batch, it was a smooth, soft London Dry gin with delicious botanicals, but it lacked a certain something,” says Alistair. “So we set out into the orchard where the quince trees grow, picked a fruit and added it to our next batch, which was outstanding.” What’s also outstanding is the estate’s commitment to sustainable processes. “As farmers and distillers, we always work with nature, never against it. Everybody who tastes our gin does so in the knowledge that the environment is never harmed, hopefully enhanced”
Ramsbury Single Estate Gin
Quince gives this gin its signature fruity, floral note. Juniper, angelica and cinnamon add further layers of spice and complexity.
Try it in a Montalto spritz
Pour 50ml Ramsbury Single Estate Gin and 25ml Aperol into a copa glass, top up with Fever-Tree Blood Orange Soda and garnish with an orange wedge.
More about gin
Meet the buyer: John Vine: Waitrose & Partners spirits buyer
It's hard to believe that it's 10 years since the gin renaissance started - in many ways it feels like it's only just beginning. And it seems like that with every day that passes, the choice of gins gets bigger and better.
At Waitrose & Partners, we've always championed classic brands and innovative new producers. Most of our gins are premium and many are local - only available in particular stores or on here at Cellar.
And finally in the last year, the Waitrose & Partners gin range has been recognised with two awards: Icons of Gin Supermarket of the Year 2019 and Think Gin Supermarket Gin Retailers 2018.