Beefeater Gin is a brand of gin owned by Pernod Ricard and bottled and distributed in the United Kingdom. Beefeater remained in the control of its founding Burrough family until 1987. It is a 47% or 44% alcohol product (94 proof) in the US, and a 40% alcohol product (80 proof) elsewhere in the world (including the UK). The Beefeater distillery is one of 24 in London.[1]
The name refers to the Yeomen of the Guard who are a bodyguard of the British Monarch.
Production
This gin is produced from "100% grain spirit". The manufacturer has been in business since 1863[2] and is currently located in Kennington, London.
According to the Beefeater website, Beefeater Gin contains nine different botanicals: juniper, angelica root, angelica seeds, coriander seeds, liquorice, almonds, orris root, seville oranges, and lemon peel.[3]
A super premium version of Beefeater was launched in 2009. Beefeater 24 with its additional botanicals of Chinese Green tea, rare Japanese sencha and Grapefruit peel is bottled at 45%abv.
They sell two flavored gins with blood orange and strawberry, both bottled at 37.5%abv.
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