insideKENT Magazine Issue 93 - December 2019 | Page 90

FOOD+DRINK
GIN-GLE BELLS CONT.
Greensand Ridge | RRP £35.50
www.greensanddistillery.com
Greensand Ridge London Dry Gin is lovingly distilled
from eight local botanicals, which grow within a
mile of this unique carbon-neutral micro-distillery.
On a mission to develop breathtaking spirits the slow
way, Greensand Ridge select only local botanicals
from the fields, woods and orchards beneath the
Greensand Ridge, to ensure an exceptionally smooth
and delicately balanced premium gin. So slow down
this Christmas, and relax and enjoy this local gin
with your favourite mixer.
English Spirit Dr J’s Gin | RRP £38.00
www.englishspirit.uk/drjsgin
Crafted by Dr John Walters, who used his scientific
expertise to show how flavoursome distilled spirits
could be, this is one of the UK’s original small batch
gins. Made from sugar beet, it has an uncommonly
small selection of botanicals. However, simple
pleasures are often the best, and these well balanced
flavours shine through whether sipped neat, mixed
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with tonic, or in English Spirit’s Fruit Gin Liqueurs.
Whether you choose original, Raspberry, Plum, or
Limongino (rhubarb or lemon), Dr J’s Gin is sure to
make your Christmas party go with a bang.
distillation process from grain to glass, and how
Kent’s unique and most iconic spirits including the
Dockyard Gin is made.
Dockyard Gin is available at Waitrose, Selfridges,
Harrods and Amazon.com
Copper Rivet | RRP £29.00
www.copperrivetdistillery.com
Dockyard Gin is the only gin made in Kent using
specially grown Kentish grain. Every step in the
distillation of this amazing spirit happens at Copper
Rivet Distillery’s stunning heritage building in
Chatham’s Historic Dockyard. This beautifully
blended gin, is infused with nine botanicals in their
Kentish made copper still. The end result is a gin
with citrus, floral and sweet notes, that is refreshing
and moreish, and perfect for celebrating Christmas.
In fact the Dockyard Oak Aged Damson Gin is the
perfect antidote to winter; while Dockyard Kent
Strawberry Gin uses only fresh Kentish strawberries
and no added sugar.
What’s more, Copper Rivet Distillery is the only
distillery in Kent where visitors see the whole
Kokoro London Dry Gin |RRP £29.00
www.kokorogin.com
A British gin with a Japanese heart. This small batch
gin is distilled with nine botanicals, including its core
ingredient, Japanese Sansho berries. The berries are
hand-picked and imported from the Afan Woodland,
a sustainable forest in Japan.
Sansho berries, one of the world's oldest seasonings,
are used extensively in Japanese cuisine and have a
distinctive citrus flavour with a warm pepper finish.
The berries, combined with eight other botanicals,
give Kokoro its unique flavour, and it makes a
fabulous Christmas gift.