Darnley's Original - Gin - 40%
The Darnley’s story begins in 1565 when Lord Darnley first met his wife to be, Mary Queen of Scots, at Wemyss Castle in Fife, on the East coast of Scotland. Centuries later and the new generation of the Wemyss family used this historical moment as inspiration for the name Darnley’s Gin and the elderflower growing wild around the castle, inspired their first gin recipe.
Wemyss Malts is an independant bottler from Scotland. It was founded in 2005 by brother and sister William and Isabella Wemyss.
Darnley’s Original is distilled in a 350-litres copper pot still named Dorothy. As a London Dry Gin, no flavours or sugars can be added after distillation, only purified water to reduce it to its bottling strength. Six botanicals are used: juniper, elderflower, lemon peel, angelica root, coriander seed and orris root. It is a light, floral and citrus flavoured gin.