Hayman's Navy Strength Royal Dock Gin book 85% peach and 10% sugar

85% peach and 10% sugar with a touch of ascorbic acid to keep the colour

A dry curaçao from Alexandre Gabriel of Cognac Ferrand

zesty pink grapefruit with a gentle sweetness

gently sweet on the palate and sweeter on the finish

sweet semi-wild black cherries fermented whole with their stones to keep the characteristic almond note

Hayman's Navy Strength Royal Dock Gin book 85% peach and 10% sugarA robust navy strength gin from the Hayman family, whose forebears supplied a high strength gin to the Royal Navy's dockyard at Deptford from 1863, the strength ensuring gunpowder would still light if a barrel leaked. Bottled at 57%, it shows piney juniper, candied ginger and zesty lemon over nutty angelica. Big and punchy; superb in a Gimlet or a Martini. Thirsty for ideas? Hit 'Cocktails with this ingredient' below. ABV 57% 70cl England