These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Enjoyable, sure, but it also worked as a prophylactic against one of the most debilitating diseases in the tropics. These days, there are so many weird and wonderful ones, and such a higher level of quality, that there are plenty which qualify.

While most ingredient lists of spirit and liqueur are top secret, most of the ingredients in Monkey 47 are known.Sloe drupes are part of the plum family and are often confused with berries, but they are in fact a fruit. The close cousin of the plum is known for reducing inflammation, helping with upset stomachs, as well as several other health benefits. In the Middle Ages, blackthorn hedges were even grown around farmsteads and other properties to protect them from the baleful gaze of witches.

Made to an old family recipe where sloes are steeped in Hayman’s Gin for several months before sugar is added.Still, just like a good Scotch, you should drink this spirit neat or on the rocks and not in mixed drinks. Relative of the plum, these small dark fruits are commonly found in hedgerows in England, Wales and Ireland. The Black Forest offered the benefits of pristine waters, considered extremely soft, and endless experience with distillation – think of the fruit brandies and schnapps from the area.

The ingredients for making this gin are steeped in French-made molasses alcohol for 36 hours prior to being distilled through an Arnold Holstein copper-pot still.The wide variety of herbs and spices in the region gave him plenty of opportunities to develop a unique recipe. It sounds pretty straightforward with only three ingredients, yet there is a wide range of flavours available. In time, he perfected the recipe for his very own gin, which became the signature spirit served at The Wild Monkey until the 1970s.