The Monkey 47 begins with the story of an old school British eccentric, Wing Commander Montgomery ('Monty') Collins of the Royal Air Force and the legend...
I didn’t know lavender was used in the distillation step, I re tasted this neat and diluted with water and, it maybe psychological, but I now taste the subtle lavender. I don’t get lime, I get more of a grapefruit citrus. Indeed I use grapefruit as a garnish in my GnT. This is my favourite gin, but the price means I use it on only selected occasions !