The perfect serve

As cinema found its voice and the world embraced the glamour of the Roaring Twenties, a Cornish chauffeur named Norman Trevethan was crafting his own masterpiece; a classic ‘bathtub gin’ inspired by London’s historic gin palaces. Nearly a century later, that original 1929 recipe has been revived, refined and reimagined by chemist-turned-master distiller John Hall. Trevethan 1929 Dry Gin, is an award-winning Cornish gin, distilled using the traditional London Dry method. It balances ten botanicals with precision and poise; juniper, coriander and angelica forming its classic backbone, layered with orange and lemon peel, cassia, cardamom and vanilla. Locally foraged Cornish elderflower and gorse flower lend a soft floral elegance, bringing warmth and romance to every sip.

John’s advice for the prefect serve is: “Add the gin first! As a distiller, and if you’re interested in the chemistry of gin, then you’ll know that tonic water and gin have very different density levels. If you pour gin over ice immediately, you’ll shock the botanical oils within the gin and this will destroy the balance of the drink. If we put the ice in first, then the tonic, stir, and then the gin in last, what will happen is the gin will cool a lot more slowly. As the gin cools, the lighter density of the gin starts to slowly match the density of the tonic. The slower cooling is much less of a ‘shock’ to the gin. This way you’ll get a much more balanced drink – the best G&T you’ve ever tried, with the flavour shining through.”

For more information visit www.trevethandistillery.com