Campari has cemented its place in the booming gin market with the launch of super-premium O’ndina. It follows the company’s acquisition of Bulldog Gin last year for $US58.4 million Bob Kunze-Concewitz, Chief Executive Officer of Gruppo Campari, noted at the time: ‘We are very pleased to initiate the acquisition of Bulldog Gin which we have […]
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Whitley Neil Gin – The Heart of Africa Distilled in England
WHITLEY NEILL is a handcrafted gin of exceptional quality inspired by the vivid beauty and mystery of Africa, and a never-ending drive for perfection. Distilled in small batches by Johnny Neill, a direct descendant of Thomas Greenall and the last in a long line of distillers, WHITLEY NEILL brings together 8 generations of expertise and a life-long love of ADVENTURE. The result is an inimitable, award-winning gin that skilfully blends & balances rare African botanicals and unusual aromatics, to create an enigmatic […]
Four Pillars Announces New Barrel Aged Gins
You might have heard that we have a couple of new additions to the Four Pillars Gin family officially joining us this week. Not one, but two barrel aged gins, both with very distinct characteristics. So here they are – Four Pillar’s first ever Sherry Cask Gin and Solera No. 7 of the newly-christened Chardonnay Barrel Gin, both in new […]
Ryan Reynolds Buys Aviation Gin
Owned by craft spirits importer and marketer Davos Brands, Aviation is a small, growing player in an otherwise static gin market. The Portland, Oregon-produced alcohol shifted an estimated 15,000 cases in 2016, according to Beverage Marketing Corporation’s DrinkTell database. That is thought to have increased 20% to some 18,000 small batch cases last year. Compared to gin giants such […]
Poltergeist Gin from Tasmania – True Spirit
When the excavations at the historical Shene Estate in Tasmania began, the conservators found hundreds of Dutch case gin bottles, literally lying where they had been cast off the balcony by the landed gentry back in the day. It was the beginning of a year’s long journey that would culminate in the continued survival of […]
Death’s Door American Craft Gin launches in Australia
Death’s Door Gin – which takes its name from the most treacherous waterway in the Great Lakes, separating Washington Island from the Door County peninsula in northern Wisconsin – is a 47 percent ABV, London Dry style of gin, distilled in the Wisconsin town of Middleton. “Australia is the leader of quality spirits consumption in […]
Never Never Gin from Australia strolls onto the world stage
South Australian distillery Never Never Distilling Co. has been named as the only Australian gin to make the Top Trending Gin list by Drinks International. The 2018 edition of the Drinks International list marks the first time an Australian brand has been featured in the top 10, with Never Never coming in at number seven, […]
Hartshorn Distillery Vodka and Gin made from Sheeps Wey
Hartshorn Distillery in Tasmania produces vodka and gin made from sheep whey (a by-product of cheese creation), would you drink it? Hartshorn Distillery is a new Tasmanian micro distillery making boutique batches of Vodka and Gin from their own sheep whey. Hartshorn are the first in the world to create this unique product. Hartshorn are proud […]