# Old English Gin > Old English Gin is an English gin made to a 1783 recipe with eleven botanicals, first distilled at Langley in England and now made by Hammer & Son at Vintre Møller, Denmark. 44% ABV, in a champagne bottle. Old English Gin is a brand of Hammer & Son ApS (CVR 39190176), Vintre Møller 29, 4060 Kirke Såby, Denmark. Contact: hh@hammerandson.com. ## Pages - [Old English Gin — Truly original](https://oldenglishgin.com/): Old English Gin by Hammer & Son. A 1783 recipe and eleven botanicals, first distilled on Angela at Langley in England and now made at Vintre Møller, Denmark. Champagne bottle, cork, organic wax. - [Cocktails — Old English Gin](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html): Historical gin cocktails for Old English Gin, from the 1700s to 1935: Martinez, Tom Collins, Bijou, Rickey and more. ## Expressions - **Old English Gin** (Gin, 44% ABV): English gin to a 1783 recipe: eleven botanicals, English wheat spirit, four grams of sugar per litre in the Old Tom manner. 44% ABV, in a champagne bottle with a natural cork and organic wax. Awards: World Gin Awards 2015, World’s Best Gin; San Francisco World Spirits 2014, Double Gold; Fifty Best, New York 2014, Double Gold and Best in Show; San Diego Spirits Tasting 2013, Gold; Global Packaging Design 2013, Gold and Best in Show. ## Questions and answers ### What is Old English Gin? An English gin made to a recipe from 1783, with eleven botanicals and English wheat spirit. It is bottled at 44% ABV in a champagne bottle with a natural cork and organic wax, by Hammer & Son. ### Where is Old English Gin made? It was first distilled on Angela, the oldest pot still still working in England, at Langley. Today Hammer & Son ApS (CVR 39190176) make it at Vintre Møller in Kirke Såby, Denmark, to the same recipe. ### Is Old English Gin sweetened? Lightly. Only sugar and water are added after distillation: four grams of sugar per litre, in the Old Tom manner. ### What botanicals are in Old English Gin? Eleven: juniper, coriander, lemon, orange, angelica, cassia, liquorice, cinnamon, orris root and nutmeg, plus cardamom, which is distilled separately. ### Why a champagne bottle? In 1783 England was the largest importer of French champagne, and a gin shop filled whatever bottle the customer brought. Old English Gin comes in that bottle, with a silk-printed label, a natural cork and organic wax. ### What awards has Old English Gin won? World’s Best Gin at the World Gin Awards 2015; Double Gold at San Francisco World Spirits 2014; Double Gold and Best in Show at Fifty Best, New York, 2014; Gold at the San Diego Spirits Tasting 2013; and Gold and Best in Show at Global Packaging Design 2013. ### Which cocktails is it made for? Recipes from the 1700s to 1935 that ask for an English gin that has not changed: the Martinez, Tom Collins, Bijou, Rickey and more, all on the cocktails page. ## Cocktails - [Flip](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#flip): 6 cl Old English Gin, 2 Egg yolks, 2 tbsp Sugar, ½ pint Fine brown ale, ¼ tsp Grated nutmeg. - [Sangaree](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#sangaree): 6 cl Old English Gin, ½ tsp Sugar, 3 cl Port wine. - [Julep](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#julep): 6 cl Old English Gin, 3 cl Curaçao, 3 cl Fresh lime juice, Fresh mint, a large sprig, Club soda, a dash. - [Crusta](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#crusta): 6 cl Old English Gin, 1.5 cl Maraschino liqueur, 1.5 cl Fresh lemon juice, Angostura bitters, a dash. - [Fix](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#fix): 6 cl Old English Gin, Juice of a quarter lemon, to taste, 2 dashes Raspberry syrup, 1 tbsp Sugar dissolved in a little water. - [Martinez](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#martinez): 3 cl Old English Gin, 6 cl Italian vermouth, 2 dashes Maraschino liqueur, 1 dash Boker’s bitters, 2 small lumps Ice. - [Tom Collins](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#tom-collins): 6 cl Old English Gin, 5 or 6 dashes Gum syrup, Juice of a small lemon, to taste, 2 or 3 lumps Ice, Plain soda water, to fill. - [Tuxedo](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#tuxedo): 3 cl Old English Gin, 3 cl Dry vermouth, 2 dashes Maraschino liqueur, 1 dash Absinthe, 2 dashes Orange bitters. - [Bijou](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#bijou): 2 cl Old English Gin, 2 cl Green Chartreuse, 2 cl Italian vermouth, 1 dash Orange bitters. - [Rickey](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#rickey): 6 cl Old English Gin, Juice of two limes, to taste, Club soda, to top. - [Smash](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#smash): 6 cl Old English Gin, Juice from a lime, to taste, 1 tbsp Sugar, Fresh mint, a large sprig. - [Daisy](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#daisy): 6 cl Old English Gin, 3 cl Fresh lemon juice, 3 cl Grenadine, Club soda, to top. - [Casino](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#casino): 6 cl Old English Gin, 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur, 7.5 ml Fresh lemon juice, 2 dashes Orange bitters. - [Emerson](https://oldenglishgin.com/cocktails.html#emerson): 6 cl Old English Gin, 3 cl Sweet red vermouth, 1.5 cl Fresh lime juice, ⅓ cl Maraschino liqueur. ## Related - [Vintre Møller Destilleri](https://vintremoller.com/): the estate and distillery where the spirits are made, with the documents behind its figures. - [Hammer & Son](https://hammerandson.com/): the company. - [Geranium Gin](https://geraniumgin.com/): a sister brand from the same producer. - [Reinheart Whiskey](https://reinheartwhiskey.com/): a sister brand from the same producer.