King William Blood Orange British Luxury Flavoured Gin, 1 x 70 cl

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And the way he did that was by liberalising the distillation of gin in 1690 - which meant farmers grew more crops, which could be taxed, and so they raised more capital. Upon taking the throne and prior to the infamous Battle of The Boyne, King William, a fan of the Dutch spirit introduced a number of laws to encourage gin production including an import tax which resulted in the spirit being cheaper than a pint of beer.

Belcondie previously released a King William Gin, and also owns trademarks for King William Rum and King William Whisky. In the same vain that someone might style their fashion taking inspiration from young Royals such as the Princess of Wales, the fondness of gin from King William and Queen Mary led to the development of a 'Gin Craze' in the late 1600's.But the panel was not convinced and said it thought the Battle of Boyne was a more significant event describing it as a “turning point” in relation to sectarianism. Distilled five times to give exceptional purity our distiller has developed this blood orange gin with our chosen recipe of botanicals which include coriander, angelica, lime, cassia and nutmeg. At that time French brandy was the most popular spirit in Britain; rum was not established; whiskey was only enjoyed by the Scots and the Irish; and vodka was hundreds of years away from breaking out of Poland and Russia.

Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox! The succession of James II was controversial but the new Stewart King's less than diplomatic support of Catholicism made him unpopular to both his English Protestant subjects and Parliament alike. William and his wife Mary encouraged the distillation of gin throughout their reign, granting permission for anyone to make the spirit in their home if they wanted to. also appeared without a percentage sign – the panel said this “framed the number as a historical date reference in the context of King William of Orange”. The “repetition” of the drink’s alcoholic strength – which appeared five times – was also highlighted as problematic.Jenever was starting to flow from Holland and due to gin being grain rather than wine based, it could also be produced in England. Although this is the first recorded use of the word it is of course likely to have been in colloquial use sometime earlier. Fortuitously, the new act also helped English farmers who by selling surplus grain to the distillers were able to pay higher rents to the landowners, who dominated both houses of Parliament and whose support the king needed for his war. However, it has already proven too sour for some with a member of the public complaining to the Portman Group’s Independent Complaint Panel (ICP) that the labelling played to “sectarian elements” in western Scotland and in Northern Ireland.