Poetic License

£29.85 £33.00 Quantity:

Poetic License is owned by Mark Hird, a leisure-industry veteran with a hotel, a microbrewery and a distillery to his name. Based in The Roker Hotel in County Durham, the county in which Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born, the distillery took inspiration from the prominent poet, creating gins that, with their taste and packaging, aim to capture the romance of literature.

Poetic License Northern Dry Gin

Poetic License Northern Dry Gin has 13 botanicals, with juniper taking the lead, followed closely by coriander seeds and angelica root. Green cardamom, dried Persian lime and a variety of peppers also prop up the bill.

Piney juniper comes through in this classically styled gin, with cardamom and cubeb adding a drying spice that lingers beautifully. It’s a gin geeks gin and at 43.2% holds up very well in a G&T.

Poetic License Old Tom Gin

Poetic License Old Tom Gin is made quite unlike most others in this category; no sugar is added, instead all the sweetness is derived from liquorice root. The drink carries a clear tint from its barrel ageing – a method used by the creators in an attempt to recreate a more historically accurate Old Tom.

The barrels are selected with the sweetness that they will impart to the liquid in mind, and contributing to the softness is rose petals and hibiscus, which are added after distillation. Soft oak permeates, with juniper emerging alongside a pronounced orange.

Poetic License Picnic Gin

This summer-ready strawberry and cream flavoured gin is the quintessential English treat – strawberries are distilled and infused into this expression from Poetic License, creating a sweet twist on gin and Pimms that is ideal for a summer cup. Trust the gin geeks on this one – Picnic Gin was in very high demand at Junipalooza. This is definitely a must-buy for those planning on holding a Wimbledon party or two…