Beefeater is a gin with a long history, which is a real symbol of Great Britain. The main distinguishing features of dry gin are high quality, unique taste and invariability of the recipe. Beefeater has a very interesting history of appearance.
Beefeater's story
The recipe for the premium gin is from James Barrow, who acquired the distillery in 1863. Beefeater is the title of the guardsman who guarded the English monarchy. It is noteworthy that the main profession of the creator of Gin Beefeater is a pharmacist. James Barrow has been studying the effects of drugs on the human body for a long time. Most likely, it was thanks to his special knowledge in the field of medicine that James included many herbal supplements in the drink.
The word "beefeater" in translation means "meat eater". Initially, beefeaters were called servants who tasted the meat products supplied to the monarchs. The main purpose of this tasting was to identify the fact of possible food poisoning.
For the manufacture of Beefeater, Barrow decided to select only the highest quality ingredients. All products are prepared and processed manually. All ingredients are soaked in special solutions for a day, and then go through many hours of processing. The preparation times of the additives and their proportions were calculated by James Barrow himself.
Beefeater's composition
The beefeater is made from many components. The basis of the drink is wheat alcohol. Additional ingredients are juniper berries, violet root, lemon and orange peel, malt, angelica roots and seeds, coriander and almonds. This recipe has remained unchanged since the creation of Beefeater up to the present time. However, a few years ago, the classic gin had a new flavor. In addition to the traditional ingredients, twelve varieties of herbs were added to the recipe. This drink was named "Beefeater 24".
Only six people know the exact recipe for making Beefeater 24 gin. This information is carefully hidden from strangers.
Wheat alcohol, unlike other varieties, has the main distinguishing feature - the substance does not smell at all and has the mildest taste. Some of the components that make up Beefeater are brought to London from other countries. For example, juniper comes exclusively from Italian lands.
Both types of Beefeater are used most often in combination with tonics or as part of cocktails. In its pure form, gin is necessarily diluted with a large amount of ice and served in extremely small portions.
