James Gin

James Gin was launched in 2021 by TV Presenter, James May, who conceived the idea to combine the flavours of parsnip and Asian spices before teaming up with Hugh Anderson of Downton Distillery to create Asian Parsnip Gin. Having originally planned to just make enough gin to sell in his pub, the Royal Oak in Wiltshire, James took Hugh's advice to produce 1,400 bottles and to make it available to the public. The first batch sold out in days and the range has since been expanded to include American Mustard Gin, London Drizzle Gin, and a Navy Strength edition of Asian Parsnip Gin.​

James Gin - Asian Parsnip (40% ABV)

  • Botanicals: 12 botanicals including juniper, parsnips, ginger, caraway seeds, cubebs, fenugreek, cardamom, grains of paradise, liquorice root, sweet orange, coriander seeds. Base Spirit: Grain.​
  • Serving Suggestion: Gin & Tonic with a garnish of Lime, or in a Tiberius Sour, made with 50ml of Asian Parsnip Gin, 25ml Lillet Blanc, 25ml lime juice, 50ml sugar syrup, 2 cardamom pods and 5 mint leaves.
  • Tasting Notes: Nutty and subtly sweet notes of parsnip together with Asian spices of ginger, cardamom, fenugreek and pepper.
The Gin Guide Review: Coming soon

Also available from James Gin

  • American Mustard Gin (40% ABV)
    • ​40% ABV. Featuring mustard seeds, tomato and gherkins. 
  • Asian Parsnip - Navy Strength
    • 57% ABV. High ABV edition of the Asian Parsnip Gin recipe.
  • London Drizzle (40% ABV)
    • ​40% ABV. Featuring beetroot, lovage, bay, ginger and orange.

Meet the Makers

"Any reasonably conceited TV presenter or Hollywood actor will eventually have a go at making a gin. I was conceited enough to try it. But, in my defence, my gin really is mine and I came up with the idea of blending the flavour of parsnip with Asian spices. I teamed up with Hugh Anderson of Downton Distillery who soon made it clear how challenging it would be to create a gin... a process in which knowledge of microbiology is combined with pure artistry and even luck. There are so many permutations to the ingredients that can be used in gin, and their proportions, as to be infinite." ​- Founder, James May
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