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Tanqueray Gin

The story of perhaps London’s most famous gin begins in France. David Tanqueray was a Protestant, or Huguenots as they were known, who fled his home in Normandy and came to London to escape religious persecution. In 1717 married Anne Willaume, the daughter of a Huguenot goldsmith to whom he was apprenticed in Spitalfields. One of their sons became a clergyman in Tingrith in Bedfordshire – the old rectory is now known as Tanqueray house – and one of his descendants was a certain David Tanqueray.

He was meant to go into the church like his father but in 1830 took over a gin distillery on Vine Street (now called Grape Street) on the edge of Covent Garden in London. Meanwhile Charles’ brother Edward married Susan, the granddaughter of Alexander Gordon, another noted London distiller whose name might be familiar. At the Vine Street distillery, Tanqueray made London dry gin as well as the richer Old Tom and a special spiced gin called Malacca from the Straits of Malacca, a name synonymous with exotic spices.

But Tanqueray’s biggest innovation came in the form of delivering its gin in ceramic crocks. This was at a time when most gin was delivered in giant wooden casks to pubs and other establishments where it was often adulterated. Instead Tanqueray specialised in what we would call the off-trade supplying wine merchants and grocers. Each crock was branded with the Tanqueray name and the family symbol, a pineapple, and a pair of battleaxes. The axes are a reference to the family fighting in the Crusades with Richad I of Engand, and the pineapple a symbol of hospitality (which is why you see stone or concrete pineapples outside old houses).

After Charles Tanqueray died in 1868, his son Charles Waugh Tanqueray took over at the tender age of 20. He remained in charge right throughout the 19th century. The Gordon and Tanqueray families had long been close and in 1899 Charles Gordon and Charles Waugh Tanqueray (Charles was clearly a very popular name in Victorian England) decided to merge the two distilleries In 1899 they formed a new company Tanqueray, Gordon and Co. and production moved to Goswell Road in Clerkenwell, a mile or so east of this original distillery.

In 1922 the company was bought by the Scotch giant Distillers Company, the owners of Johnnie Walker and Dewars. Following the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, Tanqueray expanded rapidly into the US opening a distillery in New Jersey. Ever since then it has been one of the bestselling gins in America. Disaster struck, however, on 10 May 1941 when much of the Goswell Road distillery was destroyed by German bombers, but the Old Tom still survived and it is still (no pun intended) in use to this day.

The distillery on Goswell Road was rebuilt after the war ended and began to expand into the surrounding area. Eventually in the 1980s, the DC (a forerunner of Diageo) decided that it needed more space so the entire business was moved out to a new distillery but with the old stills in Laindon in Essex. So two of the most famous names in London distilling were now no longer in the capital. Then in 1995, all production moved up to Cameron Bridge in Scotland where both Tanqueray and Gordon’s are made to this day. Yes, these two icons of English distilling are in fact Scottish.

Today, Tanqueray is recognised as one of the great premium London Dry Gins. The standard expression based around juniper, coriander, angelica root, and liquorice, and now bottled at 43.1% ABV was joined in 2000 by Tanqueray Ten named after pot still number 10, a small batch gin that uses whole fresh citrus fruits, such as oranges, limes, and grapefruit, along with chamomile flowers and other traditional botanicals. Nowadays Tanqueray offers a full range of gins including the popular Flor de Sevilla orange gin, a zero ABV offering, and Malacca that harks back to one of Charles Tanqueray’s original recipes from 1830.

Tanqueray No. Ten

70cl, 47.3%

Introduced in 2000, Tanqueray No. Ten is named after the still of its origin, pot still number 10, which is quite endearingly nicknamed Tiny Ten. The small batch gin is crafted using whole fresh…  More info

Tanqueray No. Ten
14
£33.95
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Tanqueray No. Ten 1l

100cl, 47.3%

It’s a one litre bottling of Tanqueray No. 10! The expression was launched in 2000 and is made with whole fresh citrus fruits. Presented in a classic green bottle that looks like it stepped straight…  More info

Tanqueray No. Ten 1l
1
£47.95
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Tanqueray Export Strength 43.1%

70cl, 43.1%

The lower strength version of Tanqueray Export Strength. It boasts a phenomenally fruity, spicy palate with big zesty, citrusy top notes which make this gin the perfect all-rounder.  More info

Tanqueray Export Strength 43.1%
9
£22.44
£21.99
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Tanqueray Alcohol Free 0.0%

70cl, 0%

Tanqueray Alcohol Free 0.0% features the same blend of botanicals used in Tanqueray London Dry Gin, but doesn't feature the alcohol! Produced using a secret distillation process, it manages to…  More info

Tanqueray Alcohol Free 0.0%
17
£18.24
£15.90

Tanqueray Malacca Gin 1L

100cl, 41.3%

Officially re-launched in the beginning of 2013, Tanqueray's Malacca gin is sweet and spicy, with softer juniper character and increased levels of citrus. This is not dissimilar to some of the…  More info

Tanqueray Malacca Gin 1L
£49.95

Tanqueray No. Ten with Floral Gift Box

70cl, 47.3%

This delightful gift set includes a bottle of Tanqueray's iconic No. Ten gin, housed in a beautifully botanical gift box! Featuring the gin's signature botanicals – chamomile and whole citrus fruits,…  More info

Tanqueray No. Ten with Floral Gift Box
£33.95

Tanqueray Flor de Sevilla

70cl, 41.3%

Back in the 1860s, Tanqueray creator Charles Tanqueray visited the orange groves of Spain and eventually produced a gin recipe based around the glory of Seville oranges. In early 2018, they released…  More info

Tanqueray Flor de Sevilla
25
£28.95
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Tanqueray No. Ten with Gift Box

70cl, 47.3%

This bottle of Tanqueray No. Ten comes with a suitably shiny gift box that looks just like a giant envelope! It won't fit through a letterbox, but it will bring bundles of joy to those who like…  More info

Tanqueray No. Ten with Gift Box
£34.99

Tanqueray Blackcurrant Royale Gin

70cl, 41.3%

A juicy, flavoursome gin from Tanqueray, built around the brilliance of blackcurrant! Inspired by Charles Tanqueray's journeys to France, this expression features four of Tanqueray's classic…  More info

Tanqueray Blackcurrant Royale Gin
3
£24.99
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Tanqueray Gin Gift Pack (4x5cl)

20cl, 43.3%

A lovely little gift pack of Tanqueray's fantastic gins including classic Tanqueray, Rangpur, Sevilla and Tanqueray No 10. A perfect pressie!  More info

Tanqueray Gin Gift Pack (4x5cl)
£17.74

Tanqueray No. Ten Gin Gift Set with Candle

70cl, 47.3%

This Tanqueray gin and candle gift set includes a bottle of Tanqueray No. Ten along with a bespoke candle made in collaboration with quirky candlemakers, cent.ldn, who aren't afraid to capture the…  More info

Tanqueray No. Ten Gin Gift Set with Candle
£59.94

Tanqueray No. Ten Martini Cocktail Collection

70cl, 47.3%

One for the Martini lovers out there! This gift set from Tanqueray comes with a bottle of delicious Tanqueray No. Ten, as well as everything you need to mix up a Martini, including a coupe glass,…  More info

Tanqueray No. Ten Martini Cocktail Collection
£79.94

Tanqueray No. Ten Grapefruit & Rosemary

100cl, 45.3%

This expression from Tanqueray uses its classic No. Ten gin, but with an additional boost of grapefruit and rosemary! The result is a zingy gin with a good citrus tang and fabulous herbal depth –…  More info

Tanqueray No. Ten Grapefruit & Rosemary
£55.90

Tanqueray Rangpur Lime

70cl, 41.3%

Something different here from Tanqueray. This gin is flavoured with Rangpur limes, also known as a mandarin orange. These highly acidic fruits, actually orange in colour, impart a fresh, zesty zing…  More info

Tanqueray Rangpur Lime
22
£29.94
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Tanqueray Export Strength (50ml)

5cl, 43.1%

This right here is a 50ml miniature of fantastic London dry gin from the ever tremendous Tanqueray. We do enjoy when miniature bottles look like tiny versions of the full size bottles, especially…  More info

Tanqueray Export Strength (50ml)
£5.68

Drinks by the Dram Single Bauble - Tanqueray Export Strength

3cl, 43.1%

Give your Christmas tree a hearty helping of wonderful juniper tastiness with Drinks by the Dram's Gin Baubles. This is a single plastic bauble containing a wax-sealed 30ml sample dram of Tanqueray…  More info

Drinks by the Dram Single Bauble - Tanqueray Export Strength

Tanqueray Lovage

100cl, 47.3%

Released in mid-2018, this twist on Tanqueray's recipe brings savoury elements to the fore. Based on a recipe made by Charles Tanqueray himself, this expression introduces lovage into the mix…  More info

Tanqueray Lovage
2
£43.99
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