Marylebone Gin, 70 cl

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MoM: You’re one of the leading producers of flavoured gin. Why was this a category that interested you? Palate: The palate brings some floral and perfumed qualities with angelica, heather and Parma Violets with piney juniper and orange peel in support.

Nose: Sugary porridge, creamy vanilla fudge and muddled fresh mint with ripe banana, papaya and a pinch of ginger in support. We're delighted to announce that we have a brand new Club Gin, and what could be a better gift in time for Christmas? Yeah, let’s give it a go. Let’s try something different. Isn’t that the whole fun of it? Sometimes it doesn’t work out, but sometimes you hit the right spot, and I think the Marylebone does – and I think the fact that we’re not diluting the flavours as much as well by having it overproof, but it’s still quite delicate as well works. It’s got a robustness underneath that let it shines through. As the founder of Whitley Neill Gin, Marylebone Gin, Berkshire Botanical Gin and Gelston Irish whiskey, it’s fair to say that Johnny Neill knows a thing or two about booze. We managed to grab five minutes with him and here’s what he said: This is no understated drinking den. The floor-to-ceiling lilac decorations, glittering chandeliers and Chinese-inspired design combine to create quite the interior.

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He says, “I would like to make sure that I adhere to the principles of the past, but also look to the future, and to exploration and innovation. I want to play around with different flavours and techniques, be it distilling in different vessels or using different materials. But most importantly I want to create high-quality, bespoke products that people really enjoy drinking!” Johnny Neill, founder of the Marylebone Gin brand and the man behind Whitley Neill Gin, said: Ginhas always been well enjoyed at the RAF Club, so it seemed only right that we should recognise this celebratory year with a commemorative spirit. The Pleasure GardensDistillingCompany is situated less than a mile from the Mayfair-based RAF Club, a private charitable membersclubfor serving and former serving officers of theRAF and their families.

Johnny works with Isabella, his stunning 50 litre still. Named after Isabella Greenall, the starting point of the Neill adventures in gin, and Johnny’s own daughter, recently she’s found a new home: 108 Bar at the Marylebone Hotel, right in centre of the world’s greatest metropolis. She’ll stay there for the foreseeable future, churning out lovely batches of beautiful gin as patrons sit and drink alongside her. Drinks are on the pricier side of things, though we’re still dreaming about the (uber) spicy Margarita we downed weeks ago. So, we think they’re worth it. Wine Workshop & Kitchen is a brilliant bar for enjoying a great wine experience paired with excellent food. The bar has made a name for itself thanks to its multi-sensory creations where the skilled mixologists use aromas, fogs, airs, and foams to bring their unique concoctions to life. Thomas Greenall founded Greenalls in 1762, when London’s Marylebone Pleasure Gardens were the place to be seen. Moving on to the 1830s, his son-in-law John Neill joined the family firm to create gin: ever since, the love of the craft has passed through eight generations of the line to Johnny Neill, who carries the family torch onward today at Marylebone Pleasure Gardens Distillery Company in Bond Street.We’re hoping to do some more foraging around the local Squares and gardens, hoping to find some more local London ingredients for new expressions. There are cherry blossoms, and orange blossoms, but certainly one problem I had was that Regent’s Park wouldn’t let me forage at all, as it’s part of the Crown Estate, so I’ve got the gardens to wander about – Paddington Square and Montague Gardens. The amount of botanicals isn’t great, but we haven’t got a massive still, so it should work nicely. While the majority of the gardens were well-lit with glittering lamps and laughter – novelist Tobias Smith wrote that the illuminations and magic lanterns “almost made me feel I was in some enchanted castle or fairy palace” – so-called ‘dark walks’, where paths snaked off into shadow, were prime hunting ground for predators of all kinds.