Product description
Peddlers Shanghai Gin is China's first premium gin.
It was created by New Zealander and Dunedin University graduate Ryan MacLeod and his two friends, Joseph Judd and Fergus Woodward. After graduating, MacLeod went to China to teach English, but soon fell for the charms of the Middle Kingdom and discovered his true calling – creating a gin formula based on local botanicals. After five years of testing, the recipe was ready. It included ingredients from the “East and West”, including some truly unique ones. Juniper berries come from the Hungarian highlands, Sichuan pepper from Qingxi, Buddha’s hand from Yunnan, lotus from Gansu, mint from East Asia, licorice from Guangdong, almonds from Tianshan, angelica from north-east China, cardamom from Java, coriander seed from northern India and cassia bark from Yunnan. The latest addition to the company's lineup is the Salted Plum Gin, presented here, advertised as a "Chinese version of the classic Sloan gin." The formula has been joined by: salted plums, orange peel, mulberry and osmanthus. This gin was aged for a month in Oloroso sherry barrels.
Another interesting proposal from the creators of Peddlers, an unusual combination of pepper, juniper, dates, plums, with a touch of vanilla, a pinch of salt and dry sherry. We recommend trying it only with an ice cube or in a Negroni cocktail.