A Touch of Genius
As one of England and the World’s top universities, Cambridge has been the crucible for countless brilliant scientific breakthroughs from across such fields as chemistry, biology and medicine, but now to this distinguished city’s list of achievements we can now add a touch of genius in the art of gin distillation. Ladies, gentlemen and gin fans everywhere, we present to you Cambridge Dry Gin.
Rather than selling it in something that looks like a medicine bottle, the makers have opted to supply their robust 42%spirit in a chunky square bottle, but carrying a greenish-blue label displaying a cleverly stylised drawing of a spherical shaped flask, as you might find bubbling over a Bunsen burner in one of the institution’s many laboratories. And they’ve also employed their grey matter when it comes to the blend of botanicals.
Rather than relying on the output of some space-age hydroponics facility, the botanical list instead reflects the produce of a traditional kitchen garden, with blackcurrant leaf and rose petals along with familiar herbs like fresh basil, rosemary and lemon verbena, layered with the essential juniper. Angelica is also in the mix balancing the effervescent citrus notes, while the finish is long and smooth – so it’s not going to burn a hole in your white coat if you get careless with the measuring glass. It does, though have the strength to take a good measure of tonic, including flavoured ones like Mediterranean or elderflower if that’s your bag.
This is therefore a gin which could go in the punch bowl for the end-of-exams summer ball, while I would also suggest that if they awarded a Nobel Prize for gin, Cambridge Dry could be in the running.
Cambridge Dry Gin can be purchased widely for around £40.
