Hendrick's Gin 750ml
Pairs with: Smoked salmon canapés, fresh cucumber and mint salad, artisanal goat cheese, or light lemon shortbread
Good for: Sitting poolside on a scorching afternoon, or acting as the ultimate, refreshing spark for a sophisticated garden party
Cocktails: Hendrick's Gin & Tonic (garnished strictly with a slice of cucumber), a classic Tom Collins, or a refreshing Cucumber Gimlet
I am from: Girvan (Ayrshire), Southwest Coast, Scotland
The Story: Launched in 1999, this world-renowned, iconic bottle turned the entire gin industry on its head by introducing a delightfully peculiar Scottish twist to a classic English style. Handcrafted at the custom-built Hendrick’s Gin Palace, its heritage is legendary because it utilizes an incredibly rare duality of two completely different stills: a 1948 Bennett copper pot still that creates a rich, deeply complex spirit, and a 1960 Carter-Head vapor-infusion basket still that yields an ethereal, bright distillate. Master Distiller Lesley Gracie applies meticulous precision by marrying these two distinct liquids together alongside a core of eleven traditional botanicals. The true stroke of genius happens just before bottling, when the gin is uniquely infused with an extraordinary marriage of Bulgarian Rosa Damascena petals and specially selected crisp, green cucumbers.
Why You'll Love Me: It balances a remarkably bright, pine-fresh crispness with an incredibly seductive, unusually refreshing floral-and-green edge. Breaking conventional rules by steering away from juniper-heavy dominance to focus on crisp botanical cooling power, it bursts from the glass with lively aromas of fresh-cut cucumber, delicate rose petals, zesty citrus, and a hint of clean pine. On the palate, it delivers a beautiful, silky light-to-medium body that is instantly cut by a laser-beam core of refreshing green melon, warm cumin, and cracked coriander seed. It gracefully sweeps into a long, complex finish defined by a mouthwatering clean minerality, a touch of floral sweetness, and a signature hint of crisp, lingering cucumber dryness.
