Nautical and nice. The magic of the sea expressed in gin…
Many moons ago Hendrick’s released Lunar Gin and we’ve been eagerly awaiting another limited edition ever since. During that time the team in Girvan were clearly scouring the seven seas because they’ve returned with a decidedly maritime expression called Neptunia.
The Ayrshire coast where Hendrick’s is made is lashed by mighty waves. Using the tempestuous ocean as her muse Master Distiller Lesley Gracie has set sail through her “Cabinet of Curiosities” – the name lovingly given to the cupboard of essences herbs and spices in the laboratory where she weaves her botanical alchemy – on a voyage to capture the magic of the sea. The result is Neptunia crafted with a blend of Scottish coastal botanicals and bright citrus. Sipping it you can imagine the wind in your hair and the salty sea breeze on your face as wave after wave of unfathomable complexity roll over your palate. Smooth and subtly saline it’s fabulous in a fizz (with lime simple syrup soda water and a cucumber garnish) and great in a classic gin and tonic on the beach. However it really comes into its own in the ultimate seafaring gin cocktail the scurvy-busting Gimlet.
In creating Neptunia Hendrick’s has joined forces with Project Seagrass a charity that researches restores and protects seagrass meadows around the world. So every bottle bought will help to save these crucial maritime ecosystems and all the lives that depends upon them.
Many experts credit the original Hendrick’s with sparking gin’s phenomenal resurgence. It rocketed into pole position and became one of the best-selling gin brands in the world. As the avalanche of new gins and distilleries has continued to snowball the originator has come back with bang. Hendrick’s has received a rumoured £13 million of investment in their glorious and otherworldly Gin Palace. With its stained-glass dome towering black walls gleaming copper stills walled garden and greenhouses it feels part Willy Wonka part gothic dinner party and just a little bit like a Victorian orangery kitted out by the set designers from Mad Men. From this stunning abode an equally stunning procession of gins have begun to appear.
Hendrick’s is handcrafted in tiny batches in the similarly minuscule Scottish coastal town of Girvan by just a handful of very dedicated and wonderfully eccentric people. They use a carefully curated selection of botanicals and two types of still: a Bennett Still that steeps the botanicals to create an intense and robust spirit and a rare Carter-Head Still that steams the botanicals to create a lighter more fragrant spirit. These two spirits are then married together and infused with Hendrick’s magical touches.
SKU No.: 3804468
Style No.: 897126
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 43.4%
Volume: 700ml
Nautical and nice. The magic of the sea expressed in gin…
Many moons ago Hendrick’s released Lunar Gin and we’ve been eagerly awaiting another limited edition ever since. During that time the team in Girvan were clearly scouring the seven seas because they’ve returned with a decidedly maritime expression called Neptunia.
The Ayrshire coast where Hendrick’s is made is lashed by mighty waves. Using the tempestuous ocean as her muse Master Distiller Lesley Gracie has set sail through her “Cabinet of Curiosities” – the name lovingly given to the cupboard of essences herbs and spices in the laboratory where she weaves her botanical alchemy – on a voyage to capture the magic of the sea. The result is Neptunia crafted with a blend of Scottish coastal botanicals and bright citrus. Sipping it you can imagine the wind in your hair and the salty sea breeze on your face as wave after wave of unfathomable complexity roll over your palate. Smooth and subtly saline it’s fabulous in a fizz (with lime simple syrup soda water and a cucumber garnish) and great in a classic gin and tonic on the beach. However it really comes into its own in the ultimate seafaring gin cocktail the scurvy-busting Gimlet.
In creating Neptunia Hendrick’s has joined forces with Project Seagrass a charity that researches restores and protects seagrass meadows around the world. So every bottle bought will help to save these crucial maritime ecosystems and all the lives that depends upon them.
Many experts credit the original Hendrick’s with sparking gin’s phenomenal resurgence. It rocketed into pole position and became one of the best-selling gin brands in the world. As the avalanche of new gins and distilleries has continued to snowball the originator has come back with bang. Hendrick’s has received a rumoured £13 million of investment in their glorious and otherworldly Gin Palace. With its stained-glass dome towering black walls gleaming copper stills walled garden and greenhouses it feels part Willy Wonka part gothic dinner party and just a little bit like a Victorian orangery kitted out by the set designers from Mad Men. From this stunning abode an equally stunning procession of gins have begun to appear.
Hendrick’s is handcrafted in tiny batches in the similarly minuscule Scottish coastal town of Girvan by just a handful of very dedicated and wonderfully eccentric people. They use a carefully curated selection of botanicals and two types of still: a Bennett Still that steeps the botanicals to create an intense and robust spirit and a rare Carter-Head Still that steams the botanicals to create a lighter more fragrant spirit. These two spirits are then married together and infused with Hendrick’s magical touches.
SKU No.: 3804468
Style No.: 897126