Whitley Neill Gin is a London Dry

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History

The brand was launched in 2005 and acquired by Halewood Wines & Spirits in 2009.

Distillation and Products

The gin is distilled by Johnny Neill, a descendant of Thomas Greenall, in an antique copper

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. The gin contains two African botanicals —

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Fruit and Cape Gooseberries as well as coriander seeds, sweet lemon, sweet orange,

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, cassia bark, florentine iris and juniper berries. In 2021, the distillery moved to London and is now produced at a site named Halewood's City of London Distillery. The gin distillery was previously located just outside Birmingham in the

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. The gin sold in a distinctive matte black bottle with a stylised

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on as its logo. It was redesigned in 2013. In 2014, Whitley Neill has won a gold medal at the San Francisco Spirits Competition 2014 & was referenced in The Telegraph Online as one of the five best gins to buy.

Awards

*Gold in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2014 *Gin Master, Super premium Category, The Drinks Business Gin Masters Competition 2013 *Gold Medal - Super Premium Category - International Spirits Challenge 2013 *International Wine & Spirit Trophy 2011: Gold Award Trophy. Best in Class. *Gold in the International Wine & Spirit Competition 2011: Best in Class *Gold in The Spirits Business Awards 2010: Premium Category *Double Gold in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2009 *Gold in the International Review of Spirits by Beverage Testing Institute 2008 *Double Gold medal San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007 *Gold Medal, "Best in Class" International Wine & Spirits Competition 2007 *91 points, Gold Medal - rated "Exceptional" BTI Chicago 2007

References

External links

Whitley Neill website
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