6 Facts About Finsbury Gin
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Finsbury is one of the oldest gin brands.
The exact recipe for alcohol is a mystery, but it is known that the production technology has been passed down from generation to generation since the XNUMXth century. It is believed that the maceration kit includes juniper, angelica root, coriander, lemon and exotic fruits.
Who Invented and Made Finsbury London Dry Gin?
The birth of Finsbury London Dry Gin is associated with the name of Joseph Bishop. In 1740, this clever businessman opened the production of his own alcohol. His firm was named Finsbury Distillery. And in subsequent years, it became strongly associated with London gin.
Finsbury bottles bear the coat of arms of London
Few London gins are honored with such an honor. And Finsbury is one of them.
Change of brand owner
The company has long remained a family business, but increased competition forced the owners to sell the distillery. Since 1994, Finsbury gin has been produced by the German company Borco, which promoted the brand on the international market back in the 70s.
Descendants of Joseph Bishop continue the alcohol business
The great-grandson of the winemaker in the eighth generation, Charles Maxwell, is the owner of Thames Distillers, which produces about 60 types of craft gin for individual orders.
A book about Finsbury
The British publishing house Harley published a book dedicated to the history of the Finsbury distillery from 1740 to 1965. The pages of the publication tell about the Bishop and Stone families, as well as the iconic ginger wine Stone Ginger Wine, which Joseph Bishop produced during the troubled years.
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Types of Finsbury Gin
Finsbury London Dry Gin
With an alcohol content of 37,5% by volume, this gin is closest to Joseph Bishop’s original London Dry Gin. It greets you with the aroma of juniper, meadow herbs and hints of citrus.
The taste of the drink burns and meets with a combination of the sweetness of licorice, the tartness of lemon zest and the flavor of coriander.
But Finsbury London Dry Gin tastes best with tonic or vermouth. In such cocktails, it blooms with the most unexpected colors. Most importantly, do not use sweet soda. It will just kill the taste of the gin.
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Finsbury Wild Strawberry
Since the 2000s, Finsbury has been pampering all gin lovers with the noble rosé Finsbury Wild Strawberry (37,5% vol.), which combines the sweetness of fresh strawberry notes in tandem with other red berries. Add here a harmonious aftertaste of juniper and citrus fruits, and you get the original taste of Finsbury London Dry Gin.
Finsbury 47
A special version of London dry gin with an alcohol content of 47% by volume. This gin gives an unusual character to even the most sophisticated cocktails.
Produced according to a secret recipe, which has been carefully kept since 1740.
Interestingly, Finsbury 47 is distilled six times from the finest beans.
This gin has pronounced aromas of juniper berries and exotic fruits in a combination of the best herbs.
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