Episode 51: Plymouth Gin

Description

Episode 51 features Plymouth Gin, a category of one in the world of gin styles. The bottle for the tasting is 750mL at 41.2% ABV, or 82.4 proof.

Enjoy this episode with some Plymouth Gin, neat, with tonic, or mixed in a martini.

Brief Historical Timeline:

1431 - Building constructed as a monastery
1530s - King Henry VIII dissolved monasteries in England
1620 - Voyagers on the Mayflower spent their last night in England at the distillery site
1793 - The Coates family bought the distillery and started producing Plymouth Gin
1882 - Trademark is registered for Plymouth Gin, creating a geographically protected designation
1930 - Plymouth Gin is listed in more than 20 recipes in the Savoy Cocktail book
1940s - Distillery is bombed during the war and the original recipe is lost
1996 - A management group buys Plymouth and invests in it
2004 - Brand is sold to V&S Group
2008 - Pernod Ricard acquires V&S Group and Plymouth Gin
2014 - Pernod Ricard lets the geographic protected region designation lapse

Key Cocktails:

Plymouth gin could be an original gin in the Martini. It's also very cocktail friendly.

Try Plymouth Gin in a Gin & Tonic, Martini, or other classic gin based cocktail.

References:

Wikipedia Article on Plymouth Gin

Contact Information:

Twitter: @LLConnoisseur