The British gin revolution continues to grow and grow, with a reported 47 million bottles of the stuff sold in 2017.
Now Burnley’s very own Batch Brew Premium Gin has been named Britain’s Favourite Gin, in a survey by Craft Gin Club.
Batch, a family-run distillery in Burnley, produces a spicy, botanical Gin with frankincense and myrrh. Batch Premium beat 200 craft gins from six continents for the gong.
“We are beyond thrilled at being voted Britain’s favourite gin. We started distilling in the basement of the family home in 2015 and could never have imagined growing so quickly and being shown this much love from the British public”, said Batch Premium Gin director Phil Whitwell.
The gins were all tested in gin and tonics, an incredible 4.7 million of them, with 25,000 votes cast between January and December 2017. Votes were open to members of Craft Gin Club, an online gin subscription service that started life on Dragon’s Den in 2016.
It’s been an incredible renaissance for a once maligned liquor (the sale of ‘Mother’s Ruin’ was restricted in the 18th century). The latest gin craze, however, has been spurred on by craft distilleries, whose numbers have more than doubled over the past five years (there are now 315 distilleries in Britain).
Below: Best Gin in Britain, as featured in national Newspaper, The Telegraph