The Surrey Copper Distillery Copperfield Dry Gin, 70cl, Volume One

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With the first volume of their book-inspired gin range done, Katherine and Chris just needed to name their distillery. In the end, they took inspiration from their local pub. As residents of an idyllic Surrey village, the couple had spent a lot of time there as their family grew, including many a Christmas with a mince pie and a pint. They couldn’t help but take in the local lore. A measure of Copperfield London Dry Gin poured over ice, add a premium tonic water and garnish with fresh lemon peel and a single mint leaf Remove the orange from the saucepan and save 250ml of the cooking liquid. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.

Kensington Dry Gin – it’s got a ring to it. But it’s not to be confused with all the other London dry gins out there. George is a self-taught distiller and didn’t have access to the typical recommendations when creating the recipe. As such, it’s not so much a typical gin with a few botanical adaptations, but the result of proper ‘trial and error’ distilling.As Chris explains, “The pub has a lot of history, and is said to be where, centuries ago, a local police officer arrested a gang of regulars who also happened to be sheep rustlers. He became known as ‘The Surrey Copper’ and it just seemed to fit with the rest of our thinking.” We’ve enlisted the help of Michael Dunnett-Stone, founder of Craftr.co.uk, the craft spirit marketplace, to help. From traditional to modern, these are his top five. Copperfield Vol.1, Surrey Copper Distillery A measure of Copperfield London Dry Gin Volume 3 poured over ice. Add a floral tonic water with seasonal berries such as raspberries or strawberries. Pop the orange in a small pan and cover with water. Bring to the boil the simmer for 30 minutes, or until tender. Keep the water level is topped up. There’s a fantastic marzipan smoothness holding the whole thing together. As that implies, there’s a touch of sweetness, but that’s balanced by pepper and spice and, yeah, a bit of fire. Lime comes through towards the end, cutting the creaminess rather nicely. That sounds as if there’s a lot going on (which there is), but this is far from a try-hard gin. It’s pretty clean and subtle, in fact. I think that subtlety betrays a great deal of careful tasting and balancing on the part of the makers. I give it grade A for a Martini.

The approach has been deployed to significantly lower CO 2 emissions across the distilling process. The Surrey Copper Distillery is teaming up with AFC Energy, a leading provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, to produce a low-emission craft gin for Christmas. The special edition ‘Copperfield H 2 Gin’ is being produced in a limited initial batch of 500 bottles and went on sale today. Cover the pudding with a pleated sheet of buttered parchment, then a pleated sheet of oil, and tie firmly around the rim with string. Serve with lemon juice, half a teaspoon of sugar, mint leaves and light tonic for a perfect Mint Julep.In line with gins of the 18 th century just 10 carefully selected botanicals are used (juniper, angelica, orris root, liquorice, cubeb berries, lemon peel, elderflower, caraway, cardamom and coriander). The brand is named after George Chinnery, the English painter, who began his career in Dublin, before travelling to China. The bottle is inspired by these two parts of his career – Georgian Dublin and Imperial China.

A modern example of a classic, dry gin, Dartmouth Gin burst onto the scene 18 months ago – and has been scooping up industry awards left, right and centre ever since. Named CopperfieldH 2Gin, the special edition expression is produced in a limited initial batch of 500 bottles.Let’s start with a traditional gin. You can tell a lot about a distillery and its products from the people behind it. In the case of Surrey Copper Distillery, the husband and wife founders are nothing short of experts – true distilling nerds. Hydrogen fuel cell technologies can be implemented today across a wide-range of applications as demonstrated by our collaboration with our neighbours at The Surrey Copper Distillery. The Copperfield gin harnesses the ingenuity of two local businesses to demonstrate creative ways in which clean hydrogen can be used to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and support the transition to a zero-carbon future.” So. A fine martini and a fine G&T. Indeed, I’d go so far as to say that Copperfield Gin is the kind of thing of which you could happily partake every night and not get bored. It has been developed Copperfield as a ‘sipping gin’ that can be enjoyed unmixed over ice but which also marries well with selected premium tonics. A special thistle shaped glass has been selected to enhance the olfactory experience. It is based on a vintage design.