Gin In A Tin Gin No 1 Orange Peel Nutmeg & Allspice

Number one in a collection that now counts twenty gins, Gin In A Tin No.1 brings together orange peel, nutmeg and allspice. Like every gin in the range, it is a 100% natural London Dry GinLondon DryA style, not a place of origin: every flavour comes from distilling natural botanicals. After distillation only water and a trace of sugar may be added, with no flavouring or colouring.GlossarySee London Dry gins at 40% ABV, blended with seasonal botanicals and produced in small Cotswolds batches, then packed in a block-coloured 50 cl tin designed to be collected and styled to look like a book.

Citrus · Dry · Spicy

This first recipe is inspired by traditional winter flavours. Bright orange and juniper lead on the nose and palate, warm winter spices follow, and delicate hints of star anise appear on the finish. The gin contains no artificial ingredients and no added sugars or sweeteners, so the sense of warmth comes from the spices rather than from sweetness.

Each spice plays a distinct part. Orange peel carries fragrant oils and a light bitterness; nutmeg brings a rounded, woody warmth; allspiceAllspiceA dried berry that recalls clove, cinnamon and nutmeg all at once, hence its name.Glossary, whose aroma recalls clove, cinnamon and pepper together, fills the middle; and star anise leaves a cool, liquorice-like trace at the end. Juniper keeps all of them in a dry frame, so the result reads like a spiced London Dry rather than a Christmas liqueur.

Retailers suggest a classic G&T made with a robust tonic such as Fever-Tree and a slice of orange. An Indian tonicIndian tonicThe classic tonic: sparkling water, bitter quinine and sugar. The name recalls colonial India, where quinine warded off malaria.Glossary has the bitterness to stand up to the spices, and the orange slice repeats the fruit that opens the gin. The numbered range explores many other combinations, such as lemon peel, coriander and cardamom in No.2 or lemon, willow and vetiver in No.19, but No.1 remains the wintry starting point of the collection.