Warner's Honeybee Gin, 70cl

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There weren’t many gins you could drink neat,” she explains. “There were hints of growth, but nobody expected it to be as massive as it is now.” But, the more they learned, the more distilling gin took centre stage. And after a bit of research, they became convinced that making gin – or “the world’s best-tasting perfume”, as Tom calls it – was the way forward. After graduation Tina toiled away in the City, while Tom worked all hours at a fresh produce importer. To celebrate our Rhubarb Gin's famous flavour, we have enlisted the help of acclaimed lexicographer SUSIE DENT, to pen a 'Rhubarb Tongue Twister' that will give drinkers THE ULTIMATE taste experience through the preparation of the palate.

Personalisation is available on the following 70cl Gins; Harrington Dry Gin, London Dry Gin, Lemon Balm Gin, Honeybee Gin, Elderflower Gin, Rhubarb Gin, Raspberry Gin, Sloe Gin, Spring Blossom, Strawberry & Rose Gin and Christmas Cake Gin But all of the effort – the holidays spent with a hammer in hand, and the long nights willing plants to grow – have more than paid off. Because now Tom and Tina can spend the beautiful English summer in a botanical garden abuzz with bumblebees, butterflies and the incredible aroma of herbs and flowers. As a farmer’s son, agricultural college seemed a natural enough next step after school. But little did Tom Warner know that the straightforward decision to attend agricultural college would take his life in a new and amazing direction. of 588 respondents said they preferred Warner's London Dry recipe to their regular gin in our taste test research conducted between 26.04.21 and 07.05.21. The other 11.1% are probably no fun at parties anyway. Not bragging but... It was also here where Tom met his wife Tina, herself a farmer’s daughter whose interests and skills had taken her instead to the world of high finance. The pair met when Tom was visiting one of his classmates.

Tom says, “I wanted to make a gin with a big citrus hit, to have the nectar interacting with the citrussy notes. It’s the craziest gin, and it was hard to distil because of the sheer variety of botanicals.” Scientists at the International Flavour Research Centre at the University of Nottingham confirm that focusing on the flavours, through reciting the tongue twister, will give you an enhanced tasting experience. Within months of releasing their signature London Dry Gin, the Warner Edwards team was already raking in the awards. But for the Warner Edwards team, it was perfecting the unique flavours – like the effervescent Harrington Elderflower Gin in June's Gin of the Month box – that gave them the most joy. It’s a really hard industry,” says Tom of his life before gin. “I was bringing pineapples to the UK from all sorts of exotic countries and you want to work hard, but for yourself, so that was the entrepreneurial moment – we said, ‘Let’s start a company!’.” We cram our London Dry Gin with countryside flavour from fresh, farm-grown botanicals. So, our award-winning taste is all thanks to Mother Nature (and our expert distillers, of course).A total winner with Mediterranean tonic and a sprig of sage if you’ve got one nearby. What's the story? For Tina, it was a no-brainer. “My Mam had a beehive at home on the farm in Dublin,” she says. “Once they even swarmed up into the roof of the house! There was a connection there, and the idea just seemed to flow so well with the hedgerows on Falls Farm, and how everything we need to flavour all of our gins we owe to the work of bees.” With 28 botanicals – including dried grapefruit peel, chamomile flowers, lavender, cubeb pepper and even quince, plus one top-secret ingredient – Warner Edwards Honeybee Gin is a truly virtuosic effort of distilling. But, despite the complexity of its creation, it’s deceptively simple and silky smooth on the palate.

Spring is represented by both Sakura (cherry blossom) flowers & leaves, Natsu (Japan’s Summer) provides the Sencha & Gyokuro (two types of green tea), Autumn brings the Japanese pepper and Winter, the Yuzu. We use real ingredients to make our 100% natural range of spirits, on our farm in the British countryside. To make our award-winning Rhubarb Gin, we press tonnes of real rhubarb, until we have enough juice to fill a third of every bottle. A huge 31 botanicals go into The Botanist, including some native to Islay. The full list of botanicals is as follows: angelica root, apple mint, birch leaves, bog myrtle leaves, cassia bark, chamomile, cinnamon bark, coriander seed, creeping thistle flowers, elder flowers, gorse flowers, heather flowers, hawthorn flowers, juniper berries, lady’s bedstraw flowers, lemon balm, lemon peel, liquorice root, meadow sweet, orange peel, oris root, peppermint leaves, mugwort leaves, red clover flowers, tansy, thyme leaves, water mint leaves, white clover, wood sage leaves.

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Most of the ingredients are grown a short stomp from the distillery, because fresh botanicals taste...well, better. We harvest the likes of Lavender, Angelica root and Lemon Verbena with our own, not-so-fair, farming hands.

It nearly killed me,” he laughs now, on the phone from Falls Farm, the beautiful Northamptonshire farm where he grew up, and which he would go on to convert into one of the first and most successful craft gin distilleries in the United Kingdom. Strange as it sounds, now that Warner Edwards is synonymous with the craft gin movement, distilling spirits wasn’t the first idea Tom had for the business. In fact, it wasn’t even the second. But at that time, Tina says, gin was barely on the map.I know, it’s a bit self-indulgent to chat about my personal 2022 Top Gins. Everyone’s all about the gin at the moment – But frankly, I don’t care! The drink I’ve loved for years is suddenly trendy, and that means there’s a whole raft of artisan makers and new flavours for me to try. Bring it on! There have never been so many fabulous gins to choose from – big brand names down to the smaller artisan gins that are popping up all over the place; everyone has upped their game and the choice now is staggering – and perhaps a little bewildering. So I have put together my personal list of 2022 Top Gins to help your Christmas gingle this year. To top it off, we rescue citrus peel that would have been destined for landfill, which gives our London Dry its bright burst of flavour that you legends love! Tom says, “A great still really looks after you. Beyond that, it’s all about experimenting and building a relationship. These stills are killing themselves with each distillation – the copper degrades every time you run it. So they’re selfless bits of kit, and the heartbeat of our business.” Roku is Japanese for six and the gin is named after the six natural Japanese botanicals that Roku is made with – which take you on a tour of the Japanese seasons. Say chin chin with our fabulous collection of gin. If you love a classic G&T, get your hands on your favourite gin brand, and don't forget the tonic water. And of course, grab some limes too. If you don't have a favourite brand, try a variety before making your mind up. Our gin miniatures are great way to sample our range of brands and flavours. You’ll also find the right gin glass from our glassware collection.