Portobello
In addition to being one of the most famous and original streets in London, Portobello Road is also a British production reality dedicated to the production of “old school” gin. The project was born at the end of 2011 right on Portobello Road, in the renowned Notting Hill neighborhood, where three friends Ged Feltham, Jake Burger, and Paul Lane decided to open a gin museum, bolstered by their rich collection of artifacts related to this popular distillate and other alcoholic beverages. The museum, which is the second smallest in London, was named “The Ginstitute” and the three friends realized that a gin museum without its own gin would forever remain incomplete. Ged, Jake, and Paul thus started a small production using “Copernicus II,” a small 30-liter copper still. After 9 months of research and experimentation, the first distillate was finally created, the Gin London Dry ‘N° 171’, a name that recalls the museum's address. The production aspect was entrusted to the experience of master distiller Charles Maxwell, ninth generation of distillers in the family, former president of the Worshipful Company of Distillers and owner of The Thames Distillery, located in the southwest area of London.
The gins from the Portobello Road distillery are made in England using English grain for the alcohol base. This is combined with 9 different botanicals from around the world, including: juniper berries and iris from Tuscany, Spanish lemon peels, bitter orange peels from Haiti or Morocco, nutmeg from Indonesia, and cassia bark from Southeast Asia, as well as coriander seeds, licorice root, and angelica root.
The gins from Portobello Road are unique and very versatile gins, exceptional when sipped neat, perfect for mixing in classic cocktails like Gin & Tonic, Martini, and Negroni. Also worth trying in modern and innovative cocktails that use strong and characteristic flavors like those of the gins signed Portobello Road, internationally awarded and particularly appreciated by bartenders all over the world.
In addition to being one of the most famous and original streets in London, Portobello Road is also a British production reality dedicated to the production of “old school” gin. The project was born at the end of 2011 right on Portobello Road, in the renowned Notting Hill neighborhood, where three friends Ged Feltham, Jake Burger, and Paul Lane decided to open a gin museum, bolstered by their rich collection of artifacts related to this popular distillate and other alcoholic beverages. The museum, which is the second smallest in London, was named “The Ginstitute” and the three friends realized that a gin museum without its own gin would forever remain incomplete. Ged, Jake, and Paul thus started a small production using “Copernicus II,” a small 30-liter copper still. After 9 months of research and experimentation, the first distillate was finally created, the Gin London Dry ‘N° 171’, a name that recalls the museum's address. The production aspect was entrusted to the experience of master distiller Charles Maxwell, ninth generation of distillers in the family, former president of the Worshipful Company of Distillers and owner of The Thames Distillery, located in the southwest area of London.
The gins from the Portobello Road distillery are made in England using English grain for the alcohol base. This is combined with 9 different botanicals from around the world, including: juniper berries and iris from Tuscany, Spanish lemon peels, bitter orange peels from Haiti or Morocco, nutmeg from Indonesia, and cassia bark from Southeast Asia, as well as coriander seeds, licorice root, and angelica root.
The gins from Portobello Road are unique and very versatile gins, exceptional when sipped neat, perfect for mixing in classic cocktails like Gin & Tonic, Martini, and Negroni. Also worth trying in modern and innovative cocktails that use strong and characteristic flavors like those of the gins signed Portobello Road, internationally awarded and particularly appreciated by bartenders all over the world.
