Every single gin and any alcohol beverage or drink in fact, has a brand and then the flavour comes along side of it. I wanted to make sure my brand was unique, not done before but also related to the story of my gin as otherwise would not make sense for this one time limited edition.
Researching into brands linked to the ocean:
There is so many brands of gin I could be here all day writing about each and every single out there, therefore I picked ones that specialised within the ocean and the beach so I knew this idea of aquatic gin was not already out there.
In google I typed in coastal brands of gin and came up with a bunch of lists which I have displayed below with an image of the product. Whether or not they were called by a specific beachy name or they portray a sort of beachy feel or flavours, all are taken from a certain website displaying the image and the description. https://www.coastmagazine.co.uk/content/spirit-sea-top-10-coastal-gins
WIGHT MERMAIDS GIN
The Isle of Wight Distillery is making history – there are no known records of distilling on the island previously. Rock samphire hand-picked from the island’s chalk cliffs, local Boadicea hops and English coriander seeds help give this gin its smooth peppery flavour.
Best for: Bramble fans – the cocktail created by drinks icon Dick Bradsell, who grew up on the island (£36.50/70cl,
ROCK ROSE PREMIUM SCOTTISH GIN
Multi award-winning Rock Rose hails from Scotland’s Dunnet Bay. Seabuckthorn and rose root help to flavour this prized spirit, and each bottle is filled, hand-waxed, batch-numbered and signed at the distillery.
Best for: A wonderful G&T. Founders Claire and Martin Murray mix it with Fever Tree tonic, using orange zest and rosemary as garnish (£34/70cl, dunnetbaydistillers.co.uk)
FISHERS GIN
Fishers Gin is the brainchild of a master distiller and an Oxford University botanist, with the aim of reviving the wild and forgotten flavours of the English coastline. The starting point is barley from East Anglia, and among those foraged botanicals are wood aven and rock samphire – this is a gin rooted in the sea if you will.
Best for: Interesting cocktails – there are lots of recipes inspired by seafaring on its website (£39.95/50cl,
ISLE OF HARRIS GIN
What makes Isle of Harris Gin so distinctive is the inclusion of hand-harvested sugar kelp from the sea among its botanicals – for a true taste of the ocean this is the gin for you – and the beautiful bottle is surely destined to become a design classic.
Best for: A unique taste –team it with Walter Gregor’s Scottish Tonic Water (long) or with a few drops of Isle of Harris sugar kelp aromatic water (short) (£37/70cl, harrisdistillery.com)
BLUE BOTTLE DRY GIN
From the Three Fingers Distillery in Guernsey, Blue Bottle Dry Gin is all about attention to detail. Expect a hand-crafted spirit with local gorse flowers and Indonesian cubeb pepper among its premium botanicals, in a distinctive heavy glass bottle with a detailed drawing of its surprisingly beautiful namesake.
Best for: A sophisticated flavour that’s bold and unusual (£41.99/70cl,
Rétha Oceanic Gin Bottling Note
Well, here’s a maritime gin if we ever saw one! Rétha Oceanic Gin takes the star botanicals of fucus algae (also known as seaweed) harvested by hand on the Île de Ré coastline, and combines it with juniper, citrus and pepper. Over on the island, those who live there are known as Rétha, hence the name of the French spirit. An interesting balance of fruity and seaside flavours, one to try in a classic such as a Martini.
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