| Type | Gin |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | James Burrough Ltd. |
| Distributor | Pernod Ricard |
| Country of origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Introduced | 1820 |
| Alcohol by volume | 40%–50% |
| Proof | 80.0–94.0 |
| Colour | Clear |
| Flavour | Juniper |
| Variants | Beefeater Crown Jewel London Dry Gin at 50% ABV (100 proof)& Beefeater Wet - Both now discontinued. Beefeater 24 launched 2009 |
Beefeater Gin is a brand of gin bottled, and distributed in the United Kingdom, by the company of James Burrough. It is a 47% alcohol product (94 proof) in the US and New Zealand, and a 40% alcohol product (80 proof) elsewhere in the world (including the UK) (note proof is calculated differently in the US from elsewhere). 40% alcohol is 80 proof in the US. This gin is distilled from "100% grain spirit". The manufacturer has been in business since 1820 and is located in Kennington, London. The soldier on the label is a Yeoman Warder (Beefeater) dressed in ceremonial garb.
According to the Beefeater website, Beefeater Gin contains nine different botanicals: juniper, angelica root, angelica seeds, coriander seeds, liquorice, almonds, orris root, seville oranges, and lemon peel. These botanicals are steeped for 24 hours before distillation. Distillation takes eight hours to complete. The distilled spirit is then taken to Scotland where it is blended and bottled.
A super premium version of Beefeater was launched in Syon House on 30 October 2009. Beefeater '24' with its additional botanicals of Chinese Green tea and rare Japanese Sencha was the creation of master distiller Desmond Payne.
Beefeater's basic London Dry Gin, which tends to be priced in the middle of the price spectrum for gins, has generally performed well at international spirit ratings competitions. The London Dry earned one double gold, one gold, one silver and two bronze medals from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition between 2006 and 2010.[1] It received relatively impressive scores of 94 and 93 from the Beverage Testing Institute in 2005 and 2008. The higher-end "24" gin, meanwhile, has earned widely divergent scores, receiving a bronze medal from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2009 and a double gold from the same organization in 2010.[2]