The Journey Begins in the United Kingdom
Round the World in 80 Days & 80 Gins
Day 1 - Cornwall, UK
80 DAYS GIN by G&Tea Limited
The day has come! I'm heading off on my virtual tour around the world, exploring my international gin collection!
I'm starting off with a gin from a brand which launched fairly recently and which could not more more appropriate - 80 Days Gin by G&Tea! You don't get more Phileas Fogg than that and I cannot believe that I actually managed to get my hands on their newly branded bottle, just in time to include it in my tour!
G&Tea are not newcomers to the business world and already have an established Coffee and Tea business (Majestic Coffee South West) and launching a gin at this time, they knew they needed to be unique and different. Born from their existing business, they therefore set about creating three distinct gins - Cream Tea Gin, The Great Earl Gin and of course 80 Days Gin. These are distilled with the help of the amazing Colwith Distillery down in Cornwall. The company wanted to create gins which celebrated their love of all things Cornwall and try and source as many local ingredients as they can, so that they can reduce their impact on the environment.
The plough to bottle gins, which are distilled using a base spirit made from potatoes farmed by Colwith, include unique tea blends and botanicals sourced from all over the world. The botanicals for 80 Days Gin are many, but include British Gala Apples, Rose Petals from Pakistan, Hungarian Orris, Chinese Cassia and Grains of Paradise from the Ivory Coast.
As for the serve, I'm keeping it simple with a G&T to kick off the #virtualworldgintour.
