Whitley Neill Gin

Original Whitley Neill Gin
Whitley Neill Lemongrass and Ginger Gin

Whitley Neill Gin is a London Dry gin.

History

The brand was launched in 2005 and acquired by Halewood Wines & Spirits in 2009.

Distillation and products

The gin is distilled by Johnny Neill, a descendant of Thomas Greenall, in an antique copper pot still.

The gin contains two African botanicals — Baobab Fruit and Cape Gooseberries as well as coriander seeds, sweet lemon, sweet orange, angelica root, cassia bark, florentine iris and juniper berries. Whitney Neill also produces a multitude of flavoured variations. [citation needed]

In 2021, the distillery moved to London and is now produced at a site named Halewood's City of London Distillery. The gin distillery was previously located just outside Birmingham in the West Midlands.

The gin was originally sold in a distinctive matte black bottle with a stylised baobab tree as its logo. It was redesigned in 2013.

In 2014, Whitley Neill won a gold medal at the San Francisco Spirits Competition 2014 and was referenced in The Telegraph Online as one of the five best gins to buy.

Awards

References

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  5. 1 2 "Whitley Neill gin production heads to London". The Spirits Business. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. ↑ Hyslop, Leah (11 June 2014). "World Gin Day: five of the best gins to buy". Telegraph.
  7. ↑ "San Francisco World Spirits awards". The Gin Guild. 18 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "The Gin Masters 2013 results". 11 July 2013.
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  12. ↑ "Philip Day discusses Whitley Neill gin". 25 June 2018.
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  14. ↑ "Whitley Neill London Dry Gin | Leading Gin Labels | 10 Best Gin". www.alcoholaficionado.com.
  15. ↑ "Whitley Neill | Mening over Whitley Neill". Drinks&Co Holland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2019-08-17.