SACRED Gin 12 Botanicals London Dry Gin - Hand Distilled

Somewhere high on a hill is a man who makes gin, Sacred Gin. That man is Ian Hart, that hill is Highgate, and the gin is a real London gin and utterly delectable to boot.

From the outside it looks like any other family home in this North London suburb of large square houses. But inside this house holds a special secret, there are glass flasks and coils, rubber tubes, liquid nitrogen streams and many unusual liquids bubbling about - from darkest amber to purest crystal clear - because, in this house, a master distiller is at work.

Before I got there I was a little unsure of quite what I’d find – a small factory distillery perhaps? – and was quite delighted to discover this sort of overgrown chemistry lab in a back kitchen, with the pump housed in the garden shed (all properly authorised and certified of course). Although it may look like a mad scientist kind of set up, Ian is more like a flavour alchemist, and the spirit he produces is about as far from home brew as a vintage champagne is from Strongbow.

Ian has always loved wine and spirits, he’s been collecting wine since he was 18, and has a fine, fine palate, coupled with a passion and curiosity that has urged him into setting up this boutique micro distillery.

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With the GIN renaissance in its elements, why not bestow your foodie beau with an unusual and celebrated juniper-based beverage from a micro distillery? Sacred Gin in Highgate has made only a few thousand rare bottles but Ian Hart, the distiller, is winning acclaim galore among chefs and drinks pundits.

I bought a bottle for my dad and he loved it. Only wish it was a fiver cheaper.

I must admit to expecting to taste a regular type of gin, but this is really different and you must try it to believe it! I love Hendricks, but Sacred will now be right up there with it. Can't seem to get it except at Zelas, though.

A fresh, aromatic gin with all the power
of the old and the pleasure of the new. Highly recommended