Angelica Root
Notes
A medieval remedy for digestive problems, angelica adds a warm and pungent fragrance with musky and woodsy top notes to Baldwin's gin, and marries the floral and herbal notes in Baldwin's use of elderflower and chamomile respectively.
Origin
Flanders
Bitter Orange
Notes
Brought to Spain by the Moors in the eighth century, the bitter orange is renowned for adding a dry, yet zesty and floral touch to distillates. Baldwin's Premium Distilled Gin profits from the wonderful tartness of dried bitter orange peel, which delivers bitter but pleasingly fresh back-notes, along with marmalade overtones on the palate.
Origin
Spain
Cassia Bark
Notes
One of the 50 fundamental herbs and spices in Chinese herbology, the dried bark of the evergreen cinnamon tree adds an agreeable aroma and a pungent and slightly sweet flavour to Baldwin's gin.
Origin
China
Coriander Seed
Notes
Both coriander leaves and seeds have been used to spice up the life of humankind since at least 5000 B.C., and about a pint of coriander seeds were found in Tutankhamen's tomb. In Baldwin's Premium Distilled Gin, coriander seeds are used for their aromatic flavour, reminiscent of a combination of lemon peel and sage.
Origin
Bulgary
Elderflower
Notes
Folklore has it that whoever sleeps under a flowering elderberry bush has a chance of meeting the fairy queen. The honey-scented flowers of the elderberry shrub not only attracts fairies, it also adds an attractive mix of fresh, fruity, spicy, herbal, and floral notes to Baldwin's taste.
Origin
Flanders
Juniper Berries
Notes
The first use of juniper berries in an alcoholic beverage akin to gin can be found in the 13th century writing of the Belgian theologian Thomas of Cantimpré, whose Opus de natura rerum was translated into Dutch in 1266 by the Flemish poet Jacob van Maerlant as Der Naturen Bloeme. Juniper berries give Baldwin's Premium Distilled Gin, its characteristic, pronounced, and aromatic dry fragrance and taste.
Origin
Macedonia
Lavender
Notes
In Roman times as expensive per pound as fifty haircuts from the local barber's, we use tiny amounts of lavender flowers and stalks to add depth and body to Baldwin's Premium Distilled Gin, to create a delicate herbaceous and floral perfume.
Origin
France
Lemon Peel
Notes
Originally found in Asia, lemons entered Europe no later than the first century A.D., through Southern Italy, where they are still cultivated widely today. Lemon peel brings a rich and zesty freshness and a distinctive citrus note to Baldwin's Premium Distilled Gin.
Origin
Italy
Liquorice Root
Notes
Originally meaning 'sweet root' (glukurrhiza in Greek), we use two year old liquorice roots to add a light, distinctive, but slightly spiced flavour to Baldwin's Premium Distilled Gin, with bittersweet undertones.
Origin
Spain
Orris Root
Notes
Orris root is commonly used in gin as a fixative to hold other fragrances and flavours in place. We use orris roots that have aged for two years, which also add a pleasant and persistent violet-like fragrance with fruity undertones.
Origin
Italy
Roman Chamomile
Notes
Chamomile covered meadows and lawns are to be found everywhere in Flanders during spring and summer. The Greeks called the flowers 'earth-apple' because of their typical apple-like scent. In Baldwin's Premium Distilled Gin we use chamomile for its herbaceous, characteristic aroma and its wonderful, dry finish.
Origin
Flanders
Star Anise
Notes
Star anise is the fruit of a small evergreen tree that stores its flavourful oils in the star-shaped shells. Tiny amounts of dried star anise fruit are enough to add a sweet and agreeable flavour to Baldwin's Premium Distilled Gin, and provide a mellow, full-bodied and rounded character with a subtle hint of anise in the aftertaste.
Origin
Vietnam
Sweet Orange
Notes
Complementing its bitter cousin, sweet orange peel adds freshly sweet fruitiness and a zesty nose to Baldwin's Premium Distilled Gin, with a slightly buttery but lively and fruity aftertaste.
Origin
Italy
Vanilla
Notes
Competing for the title of the world's most expensive spice, the addition of Bourbon vanilla to Baldwin's Premium Distilled Gin results in a rounded, harmonious flavour that binds together the flavour of all other botanicals.
Origin
Madagascar