Gordon's is a brand of London Dry gin produced in the United Kingdom and under license in New Zealand, Canada and several other former British territories. The top markets for Gordon's is the UK, US, Greece and Africa. It is owned by the multi-national alcohol company Diageo Plc.
It was developed in London in 1769 by a Scot, Alexander Gordon, who had opened a distillery in Clerkenwell. The Special London Dry Gin he developed proved successful, and its recipe remains unchanged to this day. Triple-distilled, the gin contains juniper berries, coriander seeds, angelica root and one other botanical.[1]
The recipe for Gordon's is known to only four people in the world and has been kept a secret for 200 years.[2]
Diageo claim that the world’s first ever cocktail was created in 1858 using Gordon’s London Dry Gin and tonic water.[3]
In the UK, Gordon's is sold in a distinctive green glass bottle; in all other markets it is sold in the original clear bottle design. Some select airport duty free shops sell it in plastic bottles in the 75cl size. Gordon's is available at a higher proof in the UK than other markets. The formulation has changed over the years; in the 1950s it was of significantly higher proof.
In addition to the main product line, Gordon's also produce a sloe gin, an aromatic gin known as Distiller's Cut, a vodka, two alcopop variants, Space and Spark, and a canned, pre-mixed gin and tonic.
Additionally discontinued products include:
- Gordon's special Old Tom Gin
- Shaker Cocktails (pre-mixed) Piccadilly, Perfect, Fifty-Fifty, Dry Martini, Martini, Bronx & Manhattan
- Finest Old Jamaica Rum
- Orange Bitters (made from Seville Oranges)
- Orange Gin
- Lemon Gin
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