Gordon's
...Shall we?
Over 250 years ago, Alexander Gordon started his distillery in London and set about creating the recipe for a brilliant tasting gin. Gordon's high quality and distinctive juniper flavour has come to define the taste of the classic G&T.
Today, Gordon’s is the world’s number one best-selling gin and has been awarded four Royal Warrants and an impressive selection of international gin prizes.
It's a gin to be enjoyed, not dissected. Shall we?
The range
Gordon's London Dry: Bold, juniper-led, with zesty notes of citrus and super smooth texture. It’s no wonder the world’s best-selling gin is also a multiple gold award-winning gin
Gordon's Premium Pink: Perfectly crafted to balance the refreshing taste of Gordon’s with the natural sweetness of raspberries and strawberries, with the tang of redcurrant served up in a unique blushing tone
Gordon's Tropical Passionfruit: Made with the highest quality ingredients and using only natural flavourings, Gordon’s Tropical Passionfruit brings a delicious exotic twist to the original recipe.
Gordon's Sicilian Lemon: A zesty twist on an original recipe from Alexander Gordon. Made with the highest quality ingredients and using 100% natural flavours, the recipe has been perfectly crafted to balance the juniper notes and refreshing taste of Gordon’s with the finest Sicilian lemons.
Gordon's 0.0% Alcohol Free: Made using only the finest distilled botanicals, just like the original Gordon’s London Dry Gin, Gordon’s 0.0% provides the bold, juniper-led character you’d expect from Gordon’s. The perfect alcohol-free alternative to your usual choice of Gordon’s.
Christie Knight, Brand Ambassador and Low & No-Alcohol Extraordinaire.
History
Determined to improve the quality of gin right from the very beginning, Alexander chose to locate his business in Southwark, London which at the time was well-known for its excellent clean water supply. It was here that young Alexander set about mastering the art of distilling a quality gin that could be trusted and enjoyed by all. To do this, Alexander Gordon committed himself to sourcing the finest ingredients he could for his Gin as documentation dating back to 1777 showing Alexander looking as far away as Poland for the grain required to make his gin. Indeed, Alexander was one of the first to make a high quality gin in England.
By 1800 Gordon’s Gin was being lauded not just in London, but also in every corner of the globe. This was largely due to the British Navy and sailors who carried it with them on their voyages across the seas. So to cope with increased demand, in 1786 Alexander moved his distillery to another London location, this time east to Goswell Road in Clerkenwell. This was the place Gordon’s was to call home for almost 200 years.
On his death in 1821, Gordon’s Gin was handed over to his second son Charles. He was a shrewd businessman, carrying on the family business having become one of his father’s partners in 1799. Charles Gordon died in Goswell Street on 12 August 1849, with his only son, also named Charles, becoming a partner before selling the firm to John Currie & Co in 1878. Currie & Co were distillers at the Four Mills Distillery at Bromley by Bow, who had provided Gordon’s with spirit for rectifying for many years. A son and son-in-law of Charles II remained in the business until 1889. In 1898 Reginald C W Currie merged the business to the newly incorporated firm of Tanqueray Gordon & Co Ltd.
Over the following years, Gordon’s popularity continued to grow and today is the world’s number one favourite gin, something we’re incredibly proud of, and we’re sure Alexander and family would be too.