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Warwickshire Gin Company launches new way to drink their gins on the move
Two of a Warwickshire’s distiller’s best-selling gins are now even more accessible following their launch of the new ready-to-drink cans range. Warwickshire Gin Company’s award-winning signature drinks, Leamington On Parade and Philosopher’s Daughter, offer authentic gin servings in 250ml cans - at 7% ABV and a cost of £4.50 - marking the latest chapter of growth for distiller David Blick who established the Leamington Spa-based business in 2018. David said: “We’ve chosen our two most popular gins to can which also have quite contrasting flavour profiles. We want to give people on the move a different way to drink Warwickshire gin, eg. at festivals, picnics, train journeys etc. It makes it easier to drink on the go because you don’t need to carry the bottle or bottle opener or receptacle to pour it in." The inspiration behind the Warwickshire Gin Company's drinks collection comes from a desire to capture a moment in history, developing flavours to fully represent the county’s own unique story and bringing the range of hand-crafted flavours to life. Leamington on Parade Gin is a lightly spiced blend with Ceylon tea, cinnamon and hibiscus and is inspired by Sam Lockhart, the famous elephant trainer, who lived in Leamington Spa from the late 1800's until his death in 1933. In that time he trained and imported several elephants from Ceylon and became the foremost elephant trainer in the world. His most famous troupe were three female elephants Wilhelmina, Trilby and Haddie, known collectively as the Three Graces. His elephants entertained Queen Victoria and were kept, at times, in Leamington Spa in the 1880s and 1890s when he was home from his various international shows. There are several references to Lockhart's elephants across Leamington. The Philosopher’s Daughter Gin recipe has been infused with a selection of flavours carefully chosen to honour the daughter of one of the most revered Philosophers of the Elizabethan age, including Rosehip Peel, Rose Petals, Apple and Cherries. It is inspired by John Dee, one of Queen Elizabeth I’s most trusted advisors – and his daughter Kathrine. Dee was tasked with many requests, which led him to make many discoveries, one of which was the distillation of alcohol. Kathrine would have carefully selected many of the botanicals for her father to fulfil his works, until his death at the age of 81 years. Elizabeth I encouraged her nobles and courtiers to construct countless ‘Knot Gardens’ in order to equip the alchemists and philosophers with their quests. The most romantic Knot Garden of that time was the ‘privy paradise’ that Robert Dudley created at Kenilworth Castle, for a three-week celebration to court Her Majesty. Any cafes/retailers looking to stock these ready to drink cans are invited to contact:
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