Our Gins

A classic gin distilled with juniper and citrus

London Dry Gin

Hope London Dry Gin is distilled the traditional way, using grain spirit as its base.
The resulting soft and smooth finish is of exacting quality and can be served neat or with a mixer. This juniper-forward gin is infused with seven botanicals using a combination of maceration and vapour infusion.
The flavour profile has a uniquely South African twist – lemon pelargonium adds bright lemon notes and rosemary gives it a rounded herbaceousness. Hope Distillery’s take on a classic…

Nose

Juniper, citrus and coriander.

Palate

Classic citrus and juniper, with some rootier elements emerging.

Finish

A mellow, floral finish.

A BATCH DISTILLED GIN INFUSED WITH

7 BOTANICALS

All of Hope Distillery’s gins are infused using a range of botanicals and aromatics. Sourcing the right ingredients and tracing their origin is very important to us and forms part of our ongoing pursuit of excellence

Juniper

The main flavouring in all gins, juniper is part of the cypress family and the berries (actually small cones) used in gin usually come from Italy, Serbia, Albania or Macedonia. Originally used to treat stomach pain, it’s been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. Currently we source our juniper berries from Albania. The flavouring comes from the essential oils within the berries: fragrant yet spicy with overtones of pine, this is the quintessential gin flavour!

Coriander

The second most important botanical in our gins, coriander seeds contain an essential oil called linalool which is spicy, fragrant yet with citrus notes. It provides lovely citrus top notes to gin and we’re pleased to say we source our coriander seeds locally.

Angelica Root

Angelica root is the third key botanical in our gins. Important because it binds the oils of the various botanicals together, marrying them to provide length (ie to ensure none of them fade away) and substance. On its own it’s a rather musty, rooty (think forest floors) flavour, but does also have citrus and pine notes. The dried root was an ancient remedy for digestive problems and is often used to flavour spirits and liqueurs.

Lemon Peel

We use the peels rather than the flesh of the fruit because the peels hold a high percentage of the fruit’s oils. Lemon peel works well with the coriander and provides fresh citrus lemon flavours.

Orange Peel

As with the lemon, we use the peels rather than the flesh, as this is where all the beautiful citrus orange oils lie.

Rosemary

Piney and fresh, rosemary works well with juniper and adds a longer finish to our Mediterranean and London Dry gins, bringing out fresh herbaceousness. We source our rosemary from the Franschhoek Valley.

Lemon Pelargonium

Indigenous to South Africa, the lemon pelargonium is beautifully aromatic and adds fresh lemon flavour and top notes to our London Dry gin.

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PERFECT SERVE

THE PERFECT HOPE LONDON DRY G&T

1 part Hope London Dry gin
4 parts Indian tonic
Garnish with a twist of lemon peel and a sprig of rosemary