Cockney’s Gin

Product of: Belgium

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‘Cockney’ is the name given to a Londoner born within earshot of Bow Bells, the bells of St Mary-le-Bow at the top of London’s Bow Lane and indeed this brand of gin was first distilled in 1838 in Ghent, Belgian by a travelling Londoner.

The name Cockney's Distillery can still be read over the door of his former distillery. After this Englishman returned to London the distillery passed to Jules De Brabandere and then in the 1920s, the first of three generations of the Hoste family before the present owner Luc Waterschoot, who is also the distiller of this gin.

The original Cockney's Gin was distilled with three botanicals: juniper, coriander and gentian but today’s Cockney's Gin boasts 18 botanicals including: juniper, coriander, gentian, angelica root, cumin, paradise seed, liquorice, grapefruit and bitter orange.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 14/11/2015

Appearance:

Crystal clear.

Aroma:

Cracked black pepper, pungent pink grapefruit, lime and mandarin orange zest with orange flower and rose water. Water reveals traditional juniper, coriander and angelica root with the coriander being particularly pronounced.

Taste:

Dry piney juniper, cracked black pepper and pronounced zesty citrus with coriander, angelica and faint parma violet.

Aftertaste:

Lingering black pepper, piney juniper, parma violet and coriander.

Overall:

Pronounced black pepper spice with pink grapefruit, lime and mandarin orange zest sit over a traditional base of juniper, coriander and angelica root.