Dorset Navy Strength Gin
57% ABV | 70cl
A hearty Navy Strength Overproof Gin distilled and enjoyed in honour of centuries of courageous men and women who have risked and lost their lives at sea.
Bold piney Juniper is met with a chewy zesty sweetness, creating a fantastic gin for a big and delicious G&T, or unite with ginger beer for a zappy Gin Mule.
£43.00
Aroma
Spirituous beginnings with a bold juniper pine and complex warm spice.
Taste
Upfront juniper pine and a warm savoury spice are paired in equal measure with the herbaceous sweetness of orange and the dark-blue fruits of elderberry. Big mouthfeel and oily on the pallet. Complex and meaningful.
Finish
Long and lingering like its Dorset Dry heritage, with a warming heat.
The Perfect Serve
Big and beautiful, the Gin Mule is the ultimate long refresher for summer days and winter nights.
- 50ml Navy Strength Gin
- 15ml sugar syrup
- 15ml lime juice
- 50-100ml ginger beer (to taste)
- Ice
- Mint leaves
Navy Strength
‘Overproof’ gin
In the 18th century, if your gin-soaked gunpowder still burned clear, then that was all the ‘proof’ you needed – 114 proof or 57% ABV, in fact.
Big botanical flavour
That higher alcohol proof is bolstered with a big botanical recipe forward in juniper, sweet Seville orange, marsh samphire and elderberries.
A righteous cause
Distilled and enjoyed in honour of centuries of courageous men and women who have risked and lost their lives at sea.
Bold & delicious
Don’t fear the Navy Strength, dilute it! For big G&Ts or zingy Gin Mules, the big flavours of a Navy Strength Gin steals the show.
The Ten Botanicals of the Navy Strength Gin
Wonderfully big and bold, this classic Navy Strength Gin is led by dry piney juniper, punctuated perfectly with a herbaceous jammy sweetness from marsh samphire, elderberries and Seville orange that jumps out of the glass in a long G&T.
Marsh Samphire
Salicornia europaea
Once distilled the salt is left behind in the still, adding to the Dorset Dry only the luscious and herbaceous green notes akin to green tea and a remarkable caramel sweetness.
Elderberry
Sambucus
The last botanical to join the Dorset Dry recipe – cooling blue fruit that calms the peaks and troughs of our botanical recipe. A good nose can pick out the lingering jammy finish of the Dorset Dry.
Juniper Berry
Juniperus communis
The vital component in gin and the headline act in the Dorset Dry.
Coriander Seed
Coriandrum sativum
A usual suspect in a London Dry, and used in the Dorset Dry in the absence of lemon peel in the botanical mix.
Angelica Root
Angelica archangelica
Works as a drying agent in the Dorset Dry, adding a bitterness that’s essential to its classic, London Dry gin foundation.
Orris Root
Iris germanica
Used less for its flavour and more for its trickery in binding and enhancing flavours, giving longevity to the gin.
Cassia Bark
Cinnamomum cassia
Cassia bark adds a layer of sweet spiced complexity to the Dorset Dry, bridging the gaps between the piney juniper and the bold citrus melody of coriander seed, bitter orange and lime.
Bitter Orange Peel
Citrus aurantium
Welcoming notes of warm rich sweet citrus that round off the spice and heat from juniper and cassia bark. This comforting orange is paired with the bright, crisp punctuation of fresh lime peel.
Fresh Lime Peel
Citrus × latifolia
Subtle when neat, yet when diluted with tonic the lime peel jumps forward, self-garnishing the drink with a refreshing lime zest bite. Clawingly dry, moreish and inviting.
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