Gordon's Gin

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

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

Gordon's Gin is unique in that it holds the Royal Warrant for gin. The recipe for Gordon's is known to only 12 people in the world and has been kept a secret for 200 years.

In the UK, Gordon's is sold in a distinctive green glass bottle; in all other markets it is sold in a clear bottle which is sometimes made of plastic, depending on the size. As well in the UK one is able to obtain Gordon's at higher proofs than available in places like North America.

In addition to the main product line, Gordon's also produce a sloe gin, an aromatic gin known as Distiller's Cut, a vodka, two Ready-To-Drink variants, Space and Spark, and a canned, pre-mixed gin and tonic.

It is featured in the James Bond film Casino Royale as part of the Vesper