Theodore Pictish Gin

Gin description

In this first experimental batch of Theodore Gin 16 botanicals, including pine, damask rose, pomelo and bourbon vetiver, have been distilled in a multi-stage process using an old charentais still alongside a rotovap to extract the best flavours and aromas from each. This intricate and delicate elixir is the product of two master distillers, one British and one French, combining old and new techniques. Theodore is an elegantly aromatic Scottish gin, Inspired by the lost civilisation of the Picts, it’s an homage to a war-like tribe that once made its home amidst these ancient rocks and valleys. Thought to be some of the very first settlers of Scotland, they arrived on the eastern archipelago as mysterious body-painted warriors. Soon "Pictland" was home to a multitude of clans that would rule—however briefly—over the lands north of Hadrian's Wall. Today, traces of their adventures echo only in the poetry, engravings and forgotten fortresses of Scotland. But through the fragrant aromas of Theodore the Pictish Gin, lost memories of the Painted People are now brought to life. Fragmentary reveries of their exploits add flavour as we distil and bottle, our choice of crisp and citric botanicals invoking an appropriately Pictish sense of adventure. Theodore Gin represents a journey of curiosity, as we forge links between ancient legends and the world we live in today. Not much is known for sure about the Picts, but that sense of mystery only whets the thirst.