Beefeater

£17.50 £25.60 Quantity:

Beefeater’s birth can be traced back to 1863, when James Burrough bought a Chelsea distillery for the then grand sum of £400 and started to produce his own distinctive style of gin. At first, the distillery continued with the production of liqueurs as started by its previous owners, further establishing its reputation and extending its customer base. The 1876 company stock lists show an increasing portfolio of gins with brand names such as Ye Old Chelsea and James Burrough London Dry, as well as Old Tom styles and a few others. By spending time experimenting, inventing and using new processes he discovered that blending a particular recipe of botanicals produced a bold, full-flavoured gin, which he named Beefeater Gin.

Beefeater London Dry-

Beefeater is possibly the ultimate benchmark when considering gins and from a distillation, historical and flavour perspective, the very definition of a traditional London Dry Gin. On the nose Beefeater is both spicy and fruity, nicely balanced and clearly focused on the juniper. The palate is dry with a herbal bouquet and citrus notes complimenting the juniper. Beefeater deserves its position as one as one the gin categories leaders as, indisputably, it’s a classic you can always rely on.

Read Gin Foundry's full review here: Beefeater

Beefeater 24 -

Beefeater 24 is slightly lighter in flavour than the original (less juniper on the palate that has been replaced with other notes) with the tea bringing with it a certain astringency / tannic qualities to the finish. It has more herbal and citrus notes than the classic, but the tea and added citrus still play off a familiar London Dry background with a touch of liquorice clearly present (all-be-it very subtle). Interestingly, although it is bottled at 45% ABV, it still feels less punchy than Beefeater London Dry (which is at 40% ABV). Costing almost £10 more than the original, Beefeater 24 is positioned as a step up in quality, a fact the bottle itself reinforces with its pressed glass design on all four sides (heavily influenced from the arts and crafts movement of the early 20th century).

Read Gin Foundry's full review here: Beefeater 24

Beefeater Burrough's Reserve -

Rested in Réserve Jean de Lillet oak barrels post distillation, Beefeater’s barrel-aged edition to an already formidable lineup is produced in small batches. Bottled at 43% ABV, each batch has its own unique characteristics. With a light amber colour, the gin has many of the distillery’s core DNA (citrus up front) too, although its not as prominent as in their other sister expressions. The oak is well integrated and not overbearing, working in harmony to create a creamy and rich gin with touches of cassia, juniper and orange that is easy to sip on its own.