Pickering's Gin is a London Dry style gin that is entirely produced in Edinburgh city centre at the Summerhall Distillery, near the Meadows.[1] Established in 2013 and launched in 2014, the gin is part of the booming market in artisan gins up and down the UK.[2]
The gin is based on an old Indian recipe that is on display in the distillery, dated 1947[3][4] and written in Bombay. The gin has 9 ingredients, or botanicals, including, juniper, coriander, cardamom, fennel, anise, angelica, lemon peel, lime peel and cloves.[5]
References
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- ^ Trade News, Scottish Licensing (15 May 2014). "Provenance focus is just the tonic". sltn.co.uk.
- ^ BBC, BBC (27 March 2014). "Distillery Owners toast new gin in Edinburgh". BBC News.
- ^ Scotsman. "First distillery set to open". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
- ^ Off licence news (28 March 2014). "Edinburgh Gin launches". offlicencenews.co.uk.