THESE HAVE BEEN BLENDED TO COMBINE WITH JUNIPER, PRODUCING A CRISP AND ELEGANT GIN IN THE CLASSIC LONDON DRY STYLE.

Like Dutch jenever, English gin went through two stages of production (and in most cased still does). King William Blood Orange Gin - Our new Blood Orange gin raises a glass to King William, the regal father of gin distillation in the U. The producers launched their drink in homage to King William, whose first Act of Parliament upon ascending the British throne was to liberalise the distilling of gin in 1690.The complaint was upheld, and producers Belcondie will work with the Portman Group’s Advisory Service to change potentially offensive elements on the label. Nil by Mouth explained: “In the context of Glasgow, the city topped the table for number of religiously aggravated arrests every year, in many of which alcohol played a part, and that issues with religious prejudice since the reformation were indisputable. He wrote, "The infamous liquor, the name of which deriv'd from Juniper-Berries in Dutch, is now, by frequent use. The ICP found the use of two decimal places “unusual” and “intentional” and noted that it appeared without a percentage sign which “framed the number as a historical date reference in the context of King William of Orange”. Few records survive from this period and the first written proof that Bols distilled juniper is a 1664 record of Bols purchasing juniper berries.

Whether that or anything else of my draught this morning did it I cannot tell, but I had a couple of stools forced after it. Among the winners have been photographs of the gin in front of the King William mural on Belfast's Sandy Row and outside the home of Rangers Football Club in Glasgow. As we sit down to enjoy the bank holiday or indeed a tipple this weekend, many of us will be reaching for the gin bottle, a spirit that has seen somewhat of a revolution in recent years.

was playing to “sectarian elements” which are capable of causing societal division in western Scotland and Northern Ireland. A true original, it combines juniper with delicate botanicals including red quince, apple, lemon and orange peel, nutmeg, aniseed and clove.