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The Teasmith Broich Single Estate Gin

43% ABV

£35.00

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Part of the Grower’s Edition series, a Limited Edition of only 1000 bottles and also a world's first - the first gin to be distilled using Scottish grown tea. Featuring a carefully selected and harvested Broich Black Tea that's been nurtured and grown on the banks of the River Earn in Crieff, grown as part of the Tea Gardens of Scotland group. Thanks to the addition of this special tea as a botanical along with 12 other botanicals including Juniper, Coriander Seed and Orange Peel, this has resulted in a flavour profile that is juniper led but has bursts of apple and honey.

Tasting notes

Key Flavours:

Citrus, Fruity, Spice, Sweet

Nose:

Crisp, piney juniper combined with a lemony freshness and honey sweet finish

Taste:

A classic juniper-lead profile with hints of spice and lemongrass followed by a burst of apple

Finish:

Sweet, honey end notes

Key Botanical(s):

Broich Black Tea, Pure Liquorice Root, Coriander, Orange Peel

Goes great with:

A slice of apple, tonic and ice

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About

Established in Udny, Aberdeenshire in 2016 by husband and wife Nick and Emma Smalley, The Teasmith creators were inspired to form a gin that captured the essence of the land and stories that surrounded them. The region’s largely unknown rich historical links to the tea-trade influenced their spirits and the careful blend of finely curated botanicals, specifically the use of hand-picked tea to give their gin its characteristic taste. It was a young man called James Taylor from Auchenblae in the North East of Scotland who planted the very first tea plantation in Sri Lanka, known as the ‘Father of Ceylon Tea’. The Teasmith Original Gin is distilled with a black loose leaf Ceylon tea sourced from the Amba Estate, Sri Lanka. Hand-picked and hand-rolled, it embodies the way Taylor made his first batches over 150 years ago.

Distilled Gin

Distilled Gins are similar to London Dry Gins, except natural or artificial flavourings can be added after the distillation process. The flavours can vary greatly and some gins can often cross over to other gin styles, for example where sugars have been added to created an Old Tom style gin or maceration with fruit to create a Flavoured Gin. Some Distilled Gins also follow the London Dry style to the letter but go on to include additional botanical/s to their gin post-distillation and therefore can’t be classed as a London Dry Gin. Distilled Gin is sometimes referred to as Contemporary, New American, New Western or International style gin.

Production

Emma and Nick Smalley, founders of The Teasmith Spirit Company, partnered with the reputable Strathearn Distillery for their inaugural and flagship Teasmith Original Gin in 2016, working with the experienced distillery team to create a gin they could be proud of and featured their unique Ceylon Tea. In 2019, as part of their new Grower's Edition series, a limited edition of only 1000 bottles of Broich Single Estate Scottish Gin was distilled at local distillery, Lost Loch Spirits.