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Cape Town Classic Dry Gin pays homage to the first Gins made centuries ago, when juniper berries were the predominant flavour.
The Dry Gin is a well-made, carefully balanced spirit with rich botanicals dominated by juniper, punchy citrus notes and a hint of herbs and wild flowers,
blended together to create a unique Gin of unsurpassed quality and taste.
It is a perfect partner to tonic water, but even better when paired with Vermouth in a classic dry Martini
The beautifully designed labels and classic bottles of Cape Town Gin are a tribute to the spirit’s golden age – the roaring 20s – when Gin was decidedly in vogue.
We share our appreciation for this distinctly flavoursome libation with those who discovered it centuries ago…
Although there have been claims that Gin was first produced in Italy, the earliest confirmed recording of commercial production of Gin is in the early 17th century in Holland. Here, it was produced as a medicine and sold in chemists to treat a number of maladies. To make it more palatable, the Dutch began to infuse the alcohol with juniper, which had medicinal properties of its own.
British troops fighting in the Low Countries during the Thirty Years’ War had their fair share of the warming spirit too, for a shot of ‘Dutch Courage.’ Eventually the soldiers caught on and brought it back home with them – where it was already available in chemists’ shops – but this time to enjoy as a drinking spirit, rather than a cure-all tonic. Before the troops brought Gin back home, small-scale distillation was already underway – however, it’s popularity meant that production kicked into high gear, and thus Gin became one of Britain’s favourite tipples.
Gin first appeared in Cape Town in the 1600s as a spirit called Jenever, onboard Dutch ships enroute to the East. Originally used for its medicinal properties, Jenever was a wine spirit flavoured with juniper, a berry known for its therapeutic qualities, which grew abundantly in Europe.
