If you are looking for a gin birthday gift, Mother’s Day gin gift or gin Christmas gifts, this flavoured gin miniature gift set is the perfect gin present to put a smile on any gin lover’s face. The term Dutch gin refers to a traditional liquor called Jenever, which technically isn’t actually gin and instead is a malted grain-based spirit that is flavoured with juniper. TASTING NOTE: “A great traditional-style gin with a zing of juniper alongside meadow flowers, herbs, citrus peel, cumin and gingery spices. Good and complex. Some woody notes and some warmth, before a complex, rounded finish. In conceiving and developing the Blowing Stone gins, we have set out to ‘distil history.’ We bring the events of 9th century Wessex to life through both the design of the spirit bottles and through the way in which we have developed the flavour profiles..

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To capture and balance these flavours, we use a three-part process combining traditional batch pot distillation methods of steeping and infusion with the careful blending of a fragrant botanical tea. Known as ‘The Great Heathen Army,’ the Vikings had been camped at Reading. Marching west into the North Wessex Downs, they were to meet the Wessex Army close to the prehistoric Ridgeway path just outside the village of Compton. Winner of ‘Best English London Dry Gin’ at the World Gin awards 2021, ‘The Blowing Stone’ London Dry Gin is the first in our Ashdown Series and is a tribute to Alfred’s first victory over the Danish Vikings. Batch-distilled using our three-part process, we use a blend of beautifully balanced botanicals which could be found locally during the middle ages. Yes! If you are looking for a flavoured gin selection gift set that’s a bit different, then this is the flavoured gin set for you. The set include the following infused gin flavours: Treat the gin lover in your life, to a gin gift set of miniature Blowing Stone gins, beautifully presented in a gift box.On the 8th January 871, an Anglo-Saxon army, led by King Ethelred and his younger brother, the future King Alfred the Great was about to face the Viking army…a formidable enemy, intent on establishing Danish rule over the whole of England. Having conquered every other kingdom in England, just one more separated the Vikings from total domination – The Kingdom of Wessex. To be classed as London Dry, the gin must have its botanical flavour imparted through distillation and cannot have any artificial ingredients, colourings or flavourings added to it after the distillation process. This means that it is of a very high quality. The Blowing Stone was awarded the ‘Best English London Dry Gin 2021′ at the World Gin Awards, so we would like to think that makes us the no 1 London dry gin brand in the UK in 2021. The bottle is designed to be reminiscent of a typical middle-ages drinking vessel, embellished with an intricate hand-drawn Anglo Saxon inspired artwork which subtly conveys the date of the Battle of Ashdown (look closely!). Being located in West Berkshire, the distillery is uniquely positioned to draw inspiration from both its immediate surroundings and the legends of old. This rich confluence of history and place imbues the distillery's spirits with a narrative that’s as captivating as the flavours themselves.

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If you are looking for flavoured gin gifts in the UK, The Blowing Stone mini gin gift set, is the perfect gift! The 4 mini gin bottles include our London Dry, which was awarded the ‘Best English London Dry Gin 2021′ at the World Gin Awards.Craft gin is gin that is distilled in small batches rather than mass produced and is also referred to as ‘small batch’ gin. Craft gin distillers often source their ingredients locally and distil their gin using traditional processes and equipment. Craft gin brands are often not sold in supermarkets or large chains. Thanks for all the support we have received to date from our local village clients. We have been really encouraged by the amount of interest and happy clients enjoying our gins. In essence, the Blowing Stone Distillery is more than just a place where spirits are made; it's where history is bottled. Through its offerings, one gets to taste not just the flavours of West Berkshire, but also the legacy of a time when kings blew through stones, and battles changed the course of history.