Hendrick's Gin 0,35L 41,4%

Hendricks Gin 0.35L 41.4%

History behind Hendrick's Gin

Determining the year Hendrick's Gin was founded is somewhat misleading when you hold a bottle of this gin in your hands, as it says 'est. 1886' on the bottle label. This is the English abbreviation for introduced/founded in German. However, the label was not founded in that year. Before the explanation comes, it must be said that Hendrick's Gin belongs to William Grant and Son... So now the explanation: Est. 1886 simply stands for the year in which William Grant founded his very first whisky distillery and in this way the foundation stone for Hendrick's Gin was laid.
The important history of Hendrick's, however, only began at the end of the 20th century. A master blender from William Grant & The idea for Hendrick's Gin is said to have come to the mind of Janet Sheet Roberts during a visit to the garden of Janet Sheet Roberts, a granddaughter of the founding father, Grant. As is customary in England, tea and cucumber sandwiches are served in the afternoon, but she gave her guest a glass of gin with the sandwich. This gave the young David Steward the idea of creating a gin refined with cucumber and rose. He enlisted the help of Lesley Gracie, John Ross and the Scotch Whisky Research Institute. Actual production did not begin until 1999, and the market launch followed a year later. This initially took place in the United States. Other spirits markets in Spain, Great Britain and Germany followed in 2003.

Two different distillation processes are used in the production process. The two are then mixed together in roughly equal parts. Finally, the gin is flavored with essences of Damascus roses and Dutch cucumbers. However, Hendrick's Gin is produced in relatively small batches of only 800 to 1000 litres in order to retain the artisanal character and always have an overview of the special gin.