Twisted Nose Premium Dry Gin – World Gin Award Winner – 70cl Gin Bottle

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This glorious bespoke gin is for the Abbotts Ann Village Stores. The shop is about 3 minutes from the watercress farm and about 10 minutes from The Gin Palace so it’s super local. I love working with other small businesses to come up with an idea for their very own gin. We chat about the story behind the business and what botanicals work with that story. It wasn’t straightforward at the Abbotts Ann shop; there were plenty of options. We discussed a village apple collection which would then be made into gin as well as the watercress which was also an obvious choice being grown so close to the shop. Samples were made and committee meetings held (rather popular committee meetings as well with the offer of gin tasting being involved!) The watercress was decided on and the rest is history! Nestled in the heart of Hampshire, they brew a range of award-winning real ales with pure Hampshire water, yeast and barley along with the finest hops. Describing fermenting food as the next "megatrend", Belle and Herbs make fermented foods using fresh fruit and vegetables, with their take on kimchi being used in the Bikers' pork and kimchi stew. Si and Dave made the spicy Korean cabbage dish with Pan and Sam, one of several products that they sell through their online shop. traditionally used by the old masters. They use classic grape varieties and traditional methods to craft award winning sparkling wines. In fact there is a story with every ingredient in this gin from the linden blossom familiar to ?ukasz as a tea and the inspiration of mulberry from a tree in a neighbour’s garden. Not only did Pothecary Gin win a double gold at the globally renowned San Francisco World Spirits Competition this year, it also won Drink Product of the Year at Dorset Magazine Food, Drink & Farming Awards.

Si, who made an impassioned speech at a cost of living rally in Newcastle in October, added: "It's a very different country to what it is 18 months ago, people are properly up against it." After 23 years and over 30 million pints, IVB is now a multi award winning national brewer staying true to its roots with using the finest of locally sourced ingredients.Caught in glinting, swirling, blue-green glass, Twisted Nose invites you to taste with your eyes even before you’ve pulled the oak stopper to breathe in the fragrance as you pour the spirit. The taste is intensely herbaceous yet delicately floral, beginning with soft sweet citrus notes, developing spicy undertones and finishing with a peppery sparkle from the fresh watercress grown at the distillery. Hair salon: "I am loyal to Nathan and Luna at Toni & Guy in Alton for cutting and colouring my hair so brilliantly for quite a few years now." Twisted Nose Gin is presented in a beautiful glinting, swirling, blue-green glass bottle. Twisted Nose invites you to taste with your eyes even before you’ve pulled the oak stopper to breathe in the fragrance as you pour the spirit. The three suppliers chosen by the Hairy Bikers for their Go Local TV series have all seen a massive increase in demand following their appearance on the show last Friday. Local event: "The annual Watercress Festival - when the railway provides much of the transport into Alresford."

The beers are light, refreshing and perfectly carbonated, delicious yet subtle flavours infused from their own hops makes Baynhams’ Beers great. Much like Hjem in the village of Wall, the second stop was close to Hadrian's Wall too in Wallsend. Belle and Herbs fermentary in Rising Sun Park was started during the pandemic by friends Sam Storey and Pan Phyu Phyu Hmwe. The ten botanicals, including juniper and locally grown watercress, are distilled slowly to maintain the freshness and delicate aromas and the result is an intense, fragrant and refreshing gin. The name ‘Twisted Nose’ comes from the translation of the Latin name for watercress – nasturtium officinale. It is thought that the spicy, peppery leaves were bestowed this moniker after the effect on ones nose after eating them! Local event: " The Alresford Music Festival! We recognise the immense talent and dedication it takes to play and perform live music. The festival has always been keen to promote young musicians and give them opportunities to perform and give the local community the opportunity to enjoy live music from all genres."

The journey in creating what is now the distillery’s signature gin, Twisted Nose, was not an easy one. In fact, it wasn’t until recipe 84 that Paul was satisfied he had achieved what he had set out to make – an intensely herbaceous yet delicately floral spirit with soft sweet citrus notes and spicy undertones finishing with a peppery sparkle. They have converted the field into a beautiful hop garden growing Prima Donna and the main barn is the epicentre of the brewing activities. And Sam says the response has been "crazy" since appearing on the show. He said: "We've had a massive uplift in business, I'd say about probably 500% this week." To support and balance the watercress it’s carefully paired with nine other botanicals – including juniper, locally grown lavender and coriander from the South Downs – which is distilled slowly to maintain their fresh and delicate aromas. Though Si and Dave didn't manage to catch their own salmon, they bought one from the business and made a watercress-gin cured gravlax, with Alex Nietosvuori saying: "I love this kind of food, but it's hard to incorporate to an 18-course menu." Nevertheless, Michael Hindhaugh enjoyed hosting the Hairy Bikers, saying: "The two lads were great fun and they come across as down to earth on the TV programmes and that's exactly how they were."

Angelica – remember the green, crystallised stuff people used to bung on the top of cakes, that is from the Angelica root.Tim Miller has lived in the local area all his life and in Alresford for the past 15 years. He runs Alresford-based marketing agency Thomas Miller Creative with his colleague Sue Thomas. Through this agency they are also involved in promoting local theatre groups, the annual Alresford 10k Run and Perins School productions.

Fans expressed their disappointment that the series had come to an end, but it's likely to be the only one of Go Local. Si and Dave revealed on their podcast Hairy Bikers Agony Uncles that at the very least, they would do the show differently were they to make it now. It uses 25 botanicals commonly used in food and medicine in the medieval period; one for each Knight seated at the table with King Arthur himself on the throne at the head of the table represented by Juniper.

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