Whitley Neill Gin

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Whitley Neill Gin is a London Dry gin. [1] [2]

History

The brand was launched in 2005 and acquired by Halewood Wines & Spirits in 2009. [3]

Contents

Distillation and Products

The gin is distilled by Johnny Neill, a descendant of Thomas Greenall, in an antique copper pot still. [4]

The gin contains two African botanicals [4] Baobab Fruit and Cape Gooseberries as well as coriander seeds, sweet lemon, sweet orange, angelica root, cassia bark, florentine iris and juniper berries. Whitney Neill also produces a multitude of flavoured variations. [ citation needed ]

In 2021, the distillery moved to London and is now produced at a site named Halewood's City of London Distillery. [5] The gin distillery was previously located just outside Birmingham in the West Midlands. [5]

The gin was originally sold in a distinctive matte black bottle with a stylised baobab tree as its logo. It was redesigned in 2013.

In 2014, Whitley Neill won a gold medal at the San Francisco Spirits Competition 2014 and was referenced in The Telegraph Online as one of the five best gins to buy. [6]

Awards

References

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  2. Challis, Matthew; Rabbett, Abigail (10 November 2018). "A guide to the best gins of 2018 including Hendrick's and Bombay Sapphire". cambridgenews.
  3. Davitt, Dermot (27 November 2018). "Interview: Whitley Neill gin takes UK market surge into travel retail". The Moodie Davitt Report. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 Solmonson, Leslie (2012). Gin. A Global History. Reaktion Books. p. 152. ISBN   9781861899361.
  5. 1 2 "Whitley Neill gin production heads to London". The Spirits Business. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. Hyslop, Leah (11 June 2014). "World Gin Day: five of the best gins to buy". Telegraph.
  7. "San Francisco World Spirits awards". The Gin Guild. 18 March 2014.
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  11. "A spotlight on the IWSC award-winning spirits of 2011".
  12. "Philip Day discusses Whitley Neill gin". 25 June 2018.
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  14. "Whitley Neill London Dry Gin | Leading Gin Labels | 10 Best Gin". www.alcoholaficionado.com.
  15. "Whitley Neill | Mening over Whitley Neill". Drinks&Co Holland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2019-08-17.