We love to tell you about distilleries in Hampshire and celebrate young businesses like Portsmouth Distillery who turned one years old this at the end of last year! It’s been an exciting year starting with the launch of Fort Gin and 1968 Portsmouth White un-aged Rum, And now Portsmouth Distilleries have another reason to celebrate, This week Portsmouth Distillery were awarded Start up of the Year in the Portsmouth News Business Awards at the Portsmouth Guildhall on Friday Evening. Congratulations to the whole team on winning this award !
Portsmouth Distillery – Passionate about the artisan spirit movement and giving Portsmouth it’s own distillery and range of spirits for the first time in hundreds of years.
Distilleries In Hampshire – Fort Gin
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Distilleries In Hampshire – Portsmouth Distillery
Distilleries In Hampshire – About Portsmouth Distillery:
The Portsmouth Distillery sits in the heart of Fort Cumberland, a beautiful 18th Century fort on the south eastern tip of Portsea Island. This idyllic, tranquil location has been a real inspiration for the creation of this world class gin. We lovingly distil handmade small batches of fine Portsmouth Dry Gin using a recipe based on five key botanicals three of which are Elderflower, Gorse Flower and Sea Radish, foraged from the grounds of the Fort. When these are combined with our own blend of aromatic botanicals, they produce an exceptional gin which has a rich, full, floral bouquet, is silky smooth on the palate yet with a robust ‘Fort’ flavour and delicious warmth on the finish.
We were passionate that the Portsmouth distillery had to be somewhere on Portsea Island with history and a heritage (which this historic waterfront island has a plenty), to which we could connect. Fort Cumberland, with it’s obvious history and role in the defence of Portsmouth harbour, and latterly its role in housing the Royal Marine’s Anti-Aircraft Brigade, all struck a chord with our founders, especially two with their naval service and in particular Anti Air Warfare background.
