GORDON GIN

Gordon's is a brand of gin product in the United Kingdom and under license in New Zealand and several other former British territories, with key markets for Gordon Great Britain, USA, Greece and the Africa. It is owned by multi-national alcohol company Diageo Plc.

It was developed in London in 1769 by a Scot, Gordon Alexander, who opened a distillery Clerkenwell. The London Dry Gin he developed proved extremely fruitful, and its recipe remains unchanged to this day. Triple-distilled gin contains juniper, coriander seeds, angelica root and other plants.

The recipe for Gordon's is known to only 12 people worldwide and has been kept secret for 200 years.

In the United Kingdom, Gordon's is sold in a green glass bottle, in all other markets, it is sold in a bottle that is sometimes made of plastic, depending on the size, furthermore, one is able to 'Gordon to obtain higher worth in the United Kingdom are available in other markets. The wording has changed over the years, in the years 1950, it was much higher Evidence.

In addition to the main product line, Gordon is also producing a sloe gin, an aromatic gin known as Distiller's Cut, a vodka alcopop two alternatives, space and Spark, and a canned, pre-mixed and gin tonic.

In addition, the following products:

* Tom Gordon special Old Gin
* Cocktail Shaker (pre-mixed) Piccadilly, Perfect, Fifty-Fifty, Dry Martini, Martini, Bronx and Manhattan
* Old beautiful Jamaica rum
* Orange Bitters (made from Seville oranges)
* Orange Gin
* Lemon Gin

cultural references

It is presented in the James Bond book and film Casino Royale, under the Vesper.

"Gordon's Gin" is the title of a song on the League's second album, Travelogue. The track is an instrumental based directly on the music used in Gordon's film and television advertising campaigns at the time.

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band refers to the drink in their version of "Drunk Again": "Well, I'm still drunk / I drank Gin Gordon."

The artists Gilbert and George have been inspired by and produced several works of art around Gordon's Gin. The first is a short film entitled "Gordon's makes us alcohol."

In John Huston The African Queen (1951), Gordon was the brand of choice for Charlie Allnut, the hard-drinking boat captain, played by Humphrey Bogart. The Gordon's label is clearly visible in a pivotal scene where Katharine Hepburn tee-a total of character, Rose Sayer, throwing crates of drink in the river. The emergence of Gordon's Gin in The African Queen is often cited as one of the earliest examples of movie product placement.

The head of wild boar on the Gordon's Gin label has been the official insignia of the Red Rippers U.S. Navy fighter squadron since 1930. Permission to use the official boar head by the Rippers was granted by President Gordon in 1956.