We’re sharing this amazing Gin we discovered in Hamburg. It really is the bee’s.

It’s fresh, elegant and aromatic, capturing the fragrant aroma of the Costa Vicentina in Portugal.

How come?

The founder, Stephan Garbe from Hamburg, fell in love with Portugal and was inspired to make a hand-crafted gin using local Portuguese ingredients. For complicated reasons (planning permission, that kind of thing) he returned to Hamburg and founded the Altona Distillery, where Gin Sul is produced by hand using botanicals from almost 3,000 km away in south-west Portugal.

What’s it all about?

Fresh, selected botanicals, pure water, careful distillation, handmade in small, 100 litre batches and a taste & aroma to die for.

What makes it so special?

It really does capture the fragrant aroma of the Portuguese coast. With citrus notes from fresh, giant, Algarve lemons and the rockrose flower, famous for its fragrant leaves. Then bottled in a distinctive, traditional stoneware bottle.

For a classic gin & tonic mix 50ml Gin Sul with a quality tonic water such as Fever-Tree Mediterranean. Serve in a balloon glass with a sprig of Rosemary and a large orange peel spiral.

43% ABV, 21.5 units