PRIDE
We take great pride in sourcing the finest ingredients. Cedar and bay leaves are grown in the Manor gardens, for the remainder of the non-native botanicals we have partnered with Joseph Flach, global botanical merchants since 1882.
DOWNTON DISTILLERY
"Quality is pride of workmanship."
Edwards Deming
Passion, inspiration, pride and perfection goes into everything we make at Downton Distillery; that's the sign of our workmanship.
INSPIRATION
Explorer’s Gin is inspired by our heritage. Our logo the ‘Rose of the Winds’ compass with its cardinal points was used in 'golden era of discovery' for navigation. The bottle design celebrates the voyage of discovery to the 'New World.'
WORKMANSHIP
What makes Downton different? We are authentic, attentive, proud and care deeply about the quality of our work. Each of our batches is hand weighed, measured, filled, labelled, sealed and numbered. Sustainability is also important to our core values.
EXPLORER'S GIN
Wanting to add a little adventure to your G&T experience? Explorer's Gin will take you on a journey.
REVIEW OF EXPLORER'S GIN
"It’s not just a gin, it’s the idea of place, people and attitude all captured in a bottle."
SUNSET NEGRONI
50 ml Briottet Liqueur de Pamplemousse Rose.
50 ml White Belshazar Dry Vermouth.
50 ml Explorer’s Gin.
HAND SANITISER
157ml Spirits 60% + ABV
78ml Aloe Vera Gel
Place in bottle & shake
DOWNTON DISPATCHES
Gin of the Week
Explorer's Gin was 'Gin of the Week' with the Gin Guide at the start of May. This was hot of the back of the Gin Guide Awards where Explorer's was a finalist. Paul Jackson interviewed Hugh on the distillery, the...
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Spring Review of Gin Market
This was published on Gin Foundry With the promise of Spring budding on every tree branch (not that we can get to with all the self isolation) and the interminable greyness of January and February behind us, we thought we’d...
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Have a wedding to plan we can help!
Winter is nearly over with Spring beginning to creep around the corner. Daffodils and Snowdrops are burgeoning finally providing colour to what has been a very damp and grey landscape. With this change comes another flurry with the wedding season...
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Gin comes together
Over the last couple of months it has been wonderful to see how different sectors have come together for the greater good of both their communities and supporting the front line services. The Gin Foundry recently published the below on...
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Covid19 Dashboard
Our crisis dashboard has been created to give you an instant 'big picture' overview of the situation around you both locally, regionally and at an international level. The dashboard uses multiple data feeds to draw in up-to-the-minute information from several...
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Where has all the hand sanitiser gone?
BBC Article - by Stephanie Hegarty Population correspondent. Shelves all over the world are empty, there's slim pickings online and the few suppliers that are selling are pricing at way over the odds. We're being told to wash our hands...
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Moonwalk 2020 for Breast Cancer
This is a story about cancer and how it has impacted those I love dearly. Research will inform you that the most common type is breast cancer, with those over 50 being most at risk. Whilst those statistics may be...
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Explorers meet Explorer's at Generation Tusk
Downton Distillery were proud to help sponsor the Generation Tusk drinks at Maddox Gallery in their Nottinghill Gallery as money was raised for Tusk. Generation Tusk is a group of committed next generation supporters with a real drive to promote...
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Channel 4 Sunday Brunch
Last Sunday Olivier Ward of Gin Foundry presented ‘Explorer's Gin’ on Channel 4 Sunday Brunch. He spoke about Downton, Loch Ness and Batch Brew distilleries and what makes each distillery unique. Cocktails were also served alongside each gin show casing...
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