Blackdown Sussex Dry Gin
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Launched in 2012 as the first modern gin produced in Sussex (though distilled in Cambridge), built on British wheat spirit and finished, unusually, with locally tapped silver birch sap added after distillation. The botanical bill includes juniper, angelica, cassia bark, orris root, liquorice, cinnamon, orange, lemon, coriander and nutmeg. The post-distillation silver birch sap is the signature touch — a sweet, woodland note to remember when you make your own gin.
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Botanicals in Blackdown Sussex Dry Gin
Juniper
Juniperus communis
Piney, Resinous, Citrus-bright
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Angelica Root
Angelica archangelica
Earthy, Herbal, Musky-sweet
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Cinnamon
Cinnamomum verum
Sweet-warm, Aromatic, Wood-spiced
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Orris Root
Iris pallida (premium), Iris germanica (commercial)
Violet-powdery, Woody-floral, Earthy-soft
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Liquorice Root
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Sweet-deep, Anise-edged, Smooth-warm
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Orange Peel
Citrus aurantium Dulcis (sweet orange) — also Citrus × sinensis
Sweet-citrus, Bright-aromatic, Sunshine
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Lemon
Citrus limon
Sharp-bright, Citrus-floral, Sun-zest
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Coriander Seed
Coriandrum sativum
Citrus-bright, Warm-sweet, Lightly-floral
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Nutmeg
Myristica fragrans
Warm-spice, Sweet-resinous, Slightly-bitter
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