St. Giles Norfolk Gin

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St. Giles’ signature spirit might have been dreamt up overseas, but it was very much born under the land of big skies and boundless coastline – Norfolk. You’ll find delicious, locally-sourced ingredients like sweet, fresh Norfolk raspberries and smooth and sumptuous sea kelp and samphire captured within. Other judges on the day included Whisky Squad co‐host Elise Craft, who chaired a panel that included: Stephen Kennard, consultant at SMJK Consulting; and Allison Strydom, founder of GinSquares. Shaftesbury Avenue – after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Victorian politician and philanthropist [43] [44]

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The 1665 Great Plague started in St Giles and the first victims were buried in the St Giles churchyard. [1] By September 1665, 8,000 people were dying a week in London. By the end of the plague year there were 3,216 listed plague deaths in St Giles parish, which had fewer than 2,000 households. [6] After the Restoration, the area was populated by Huguenot refugees who had fled persecution and established themselves as tradesmen and artisans, particularly in weaving and the silk trade. [2] One of the biggest subcategories in the competition is flavoured gin, where judges found a complexity of flavours. Twenty‐one Gold medallists and 33 Silvers were awarded in this round.

This year’s contest was held at private members club Home House in London, and will be the first of two gin tastings, with the second to be held in November. Another panel was chaired by Bryan Rodriguez‐Curtis, wine and spirits buyer at Harvey Nichols, who was joined by: Ruchira Neotia, partner at Collectivino; Alan Uresti, head of mixology at Annabel’s; and Dan Greifer, bar manager at The Proofing Room at Milroy’s of Spitalfields. St. Giles Distillery is a proudly independent Norfolk-based producer, and home to the multi award winning spirits – St. Giles Gin (Signature), St. Giles Raspberry, Rhubarb & Ginger Gin, St. Giles Mandarin & Passion Fruit Gin and St. Giles Divers’ Edition Gin (Naval Strength). Navy strength bottlings were put to the test next with two Masters going to Mainline Spirit Co’s Navvy and Hernö Navy Strength Gin. Sparvoli said of the former: “Clean and elegant nose with rose and sweet notes. Oily and creamy palate with notes of cacao. Chocolaty finish, very nice.” Of Master medallist Hernö Juniper Cask Gin, Twemlow said: “Big and bold, with a great range of aromas and flavours, from cooling juniper and bright zesty citrus to lovely warm and earthy notes.”Sailing to the top of the Pink Gin flight was Master‐winning Mirabeau Dry Gin. Eichler said: “Delicate perfumed nose, lovely and floral with some peppery juniper and a lovely fruity spiced finish, just glorious.” St Giles Circus, St Giles High Street and St Giles Passage – after St Giles Hospital, a leper hospital founded by Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I in 1117. St Giles was an 8th-century hermit in Provence who was crippled in a hunting accident and later became patron saint of cripples and lepers. Circus is a British term for a road junction, with several roads meeting and a central reservation or 'roundabout, the traffic passing in a one way system around the roundabout or 'circus' After the flight, Jones said: “As ever, this category runs the whole gamut from modest citrus‐led simplicity to overt characterful coloured sweetness – with everything in between. Quality in general is reliable in terms of the base spirit, but we are still seeing lots of entries without adequate ‘gin’ character, or overburdened by sugar without the flavour concentration or complexity to balance it.”