The one with bay leaves from Jobe’s garden…
Earlier this month, you may have noticed if you follow me on social media, that I was somewhat involved with World Gin Day Manchester.
This unfortunately meant I missed out on loads of events on the day itself – 8 June – as I was both pouring and chatting gin at the tasting hub.
Amongst the events, The Bay Horse Tavern in the Northern Quarter used World Gin Day to start serving their very own gin – a collaboration with Portobello Road. Luckily, I did manage to get to the press launch ahead of World Gin Day, so I could have a taster and learn more about this one, and the other gins in the pipeline.
They’ve created a classic style London Dry Gin (a juniper heavy gin), and along with classic botanicals – coriander and angelica, it also uses botanicals that take a little inspiration from the site itself, fresh bay leaf and hay, along with wormwood, pink peppercorn, mace and citrus (orange and lemon).
The result is a real classic style gin with a sweet oily texture, and a good bite of citrus and spice. This of course makes it ideal for both G&Ts and mixing into cocktails. Personally, the Martini is a bit of a winner – but I expect far more create drinks on the menu very soon.
It’s also available to purchase by the bottle at the rather reasonable price of £30.
I do love a bargain.
Of course, it won’t stop there. The group behind The Bay Horse have a long history with Portobello Road Gin, and it’s founder Jake Berger – so a collaboration was almost inevitable. So watch this space for more spirits themed around their other sites – including Science + Industry, Liars Club and Crazy Pedros. Something tells me these aren’t going to be quite as classic in style as their first!
I really can’t wait.
