Cameronbridge - Tanqueray

Flanked by the Scottish River Leven, Cameronbridge is the largest grain distillery in Europe and one of the oldest in Scotland, renowned for its fine whisky and gin. Its history began in 1824 and is closely linked to the Haig and Stein families, who have been involved in whisky production for centuries. Founding the distillery in Windygates, in the Lowlands, was John Haig, son of his eponymous father and Margaret Stein, who in 1829 installed the column still designed by his cousin Robert Stein, becoming one of the first to produce grain whisky by this method. In 1865, John formed an alliance with other grain distilleries, a collaboration that was formalised in 1877 with the birth of Distillers Company Limited (DCL), at the time holding 75% of the entire Scotch whisky production. After a long time, DCL evolved into the important British group Diageo, a giant in the spirits sector to which Cameronbridge still belongs. Since 1998, Diageo has also centralised the production of Tanqueray gin, Gordon's gin and Smirnoff vodka, all brands owned by Diageo, at the Cameronbridge distillery, the largest in the group..

Focusing on Tanqueray's production, the recipe has remained unchanged from the one first created by Charles Tanqueray in 1830, based on the use of four main botanicals: Tuscan juniper, angelica root, coriander and liquorice, ingredients that give the gins a fresh, dry style. The selection of these plant extracts is crucial to the quality of the final product and water also plays a key role in this process. In particular, demineralised water is combined with water from an underground spring and added to the grain distillate before infusion with the botanicals, so as not to deteriorate the plant extracts while ensuring aromatic integrity and finesse.

Cameronbridge - Tanqueray London Dry Gins stand out for their rich, full flavour and remarkable balance. Distillates to be enjoyed neat on their own but also perfect in mixology, for the preparation of the most diverse cocktails.