1881 Distillery Hydro London Dry Gin

40% ABV

Size

70cl

5cl

Quantity

£38.00

£0.00

Distilled using twelve botanicals, many grown in the Peebles Hydro hotel’s botanical gardens, home to the 1881 Distillery, then blended with water from the estate’s private spring, Hydro Gin pays its respects to the classic London Dry Gin category. Juniper, hawthorn, birch, fir, citrus and other botanicals are carefully distilled to create a memorable gin that’s smooth on the palate and has hints of fresh forest walks on the nose.

Tasting Notes

Flavours

Earthy

Citrus

Piney

Spiced

Nose

Fresh, piney juniper and fir, with grapefruit citrus and aromatic cardamom.

Taste

Hawthorn, birch and fir back up an initial wave of juniper, giving way to warming cassia and bay.

Finish

A long, smooth, citric finish with bay leaf and subtle earthiness from the local botanicals.

How to enjoy this gin

A large measure of Hydro Gin with a wedge of pink grapefruit and a splash of premium tonic water. A ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 gin to tonic is recommended to fully appreciate the gin.

About 1881 Distillery

Peebles Hydro, home to 1881 Distillery and Gin School was originally a retreat for therapeutic water treatments. Built around the Shieldgreen spring, a private spring on the hotel’s estate, the fresh and mineral rich water was said to be legendary for its therapeutic properties. The rich mineral spring still flows and is used in the hotel's gins. Already featuring an extensive list of gins available to guests, and with growing demand for local produce including food and drink, the hotel decided to create its own distillery, gin school and gins, influenced by the history of the hotel and local area.

Production

Named after the year the Peebles Hydro was built, the 1881 Distillery and Gin School officially opened in October 2019, within the Peebles Hydro Hotel. The distillery was designed and built with the help of Jamie Baxter, who is a distillery designer and a renowned distiller in his own right. He worked with the distillery team to develop the four core gin recipes and the more recent editions have been developed by the permanent distillery team.