FIRST JOURNEYS - A RACE AROUND THE WORLD 2020 - PIN 01 OF 25
G&TEA 80 DAYS GIN - Cornwall, UK
AROUND THE WORLD, ONE BOTTLE AT A TIME.
PHILEAS FOGG WOULD SURELY APPROVE
Tonight I am embarking on a virtual world gin tour, with the aim of getting round the world and back in London in time for World Gin Day on the 13th.
Can I do it? Of course I can - never doubt me!
I’ll be charting my own course, and so I’m starting off with none other than a HMS Spirits Mary Rose Martini — stirred, with a side of olives.
Check back tomorrow to see where my first stop is!
Their field-to-bottle gins use a potato base spirit distilled at Colwith from locally grown potatoes, before being infused with carefully selected teas and botanicals sourced from around the world.
The botanical list for 80 Days Gin is a journey in itself, featuring British Gala apples, rose petals from Pakistan, orris root from Hungary, cassia from China and grains of paradise from Côte d'Ivoire, alongside the traditional gin botanicals.
To begin the journey, I'm keeping the serve nice and simple with a classic G&T. Sometimes the best way to appreciate a gin is to let it do the talking.
So, passports at the ready... our first stop is complete. Where shall we travel to tomorrow? 🍸🌍
An Atlas adventure inspired by Phileas Fogg's greatest journey.
"Show me a bottle
and I'll tell you a story."