Tanqueray

Gin and vermouth, garnished with an olive or twist of lemon - the ‘Martini’ is perhaps the world’s best-known cocktail

It takes nine months to master the art of 'nosing', when a Gin Distiller can tell the difference between a good and bad sample

The intellectual musings of London’s Bloomsbury Set were said to often be accompanied by a glass of Tanqueray

Tanqueray was sold in a clear, colourless bottle until 1948, when it was replaced by the now iconic green version

Raised in a religious household, Charles Tanqueray was expected to become a clergyman, not a master gin distiller

The term "Dutch Courage" derives from the 30 Years War, when soldiers drank ‘Dutch gin’ before going into battle

The Rangpur lime is not actually a lime rather it is an orange-coloured hybrid of a lemon and a mandarin

Within just 8 months of its launch, Tanqueray 10 gin, won 7 top US awards

The signature red wax seal on the bottle is the official stamp of Tanqueray quality, passed through generations

Tanqueray Ten Gin's 3rd win at San Francisco World Spirits competition earned it a place in the World Spirits Hall of Fame

The pineapple featured on the Tanqueray crest is a traditional symbol of hospitality, quality, and discernment

Instead of following family tradition into the clergy Charles Tanqueray chose the path of creating a higher quality gin

Sourced from around the world, for Charles Tanqueray only the finest ingredients were good enough for the world’s finest gin

Legend has it that Tanqueray was the first drink in the White House after the repeal of prohibition

The elegant Art Deco lines of the Tanqueray No.Ten Gin bottle evoke the 1920-30s golden age of gin cocktails

The recently re-released Tanqueray Malacca Gin is based on an original recipe from Charles Tanqueray’s 1832 recipe book

Bathtub Gin was so called, because the bottles used were usually too tall to be topped with water from the sink

Not only did the Old Tom Still survive the WWII London bombings, it is still used to make London Dry today