A very snazzy bottle of The King's Ginger liqueur from Berry Bros. & Rudd, presented at the lower strength of 29.9% ABV. As the story goes, King Edward VII's doctor was concerned about the monarch, and in 1903 asked Berry Bros. & Rudd to create something to warm him – and so the liqueur was born. This is its modern take on the historical tipple! A suitably warming sipper, or a great addition to Scotch whisky cocktails.
A zip of lemon peel, with sweet candied ginger and fiery, drier root ginger on the finish.
The ‘rat’? Way too many negative reviews to be genuine, and almost all are too similar! A friend shared his hip flask of KG on the slopes last week. I have no history with the ‘old’ KG, this is my first taste. I know ginger has a kick, and yes, this does have that. And it lasts for a good few minutes. That’s just what I want. Other flavours? Maybe a little lemon, certainly not overpowering, definitely sweetness, but it’s not sickly. I’m about to buy my own bottle, so that says it all.
Brought this for years and just finished our stash so tried this new version. Just dreadful and certainly won’t buy this. Please bring back the original recipe!!!
Used to love the King's Ginger. Always a lovely treat. I wish I had read these reviews before I thought the only change was the bottle. Nasty. Nasty. Nasty. What a shame
Perhaps I’m blessed with not knowing the former incarnation, but this makes REALLY nice cocktails.
This has to be one of the worst ever rebranding. The new recipe is a disaster. The former glory of King's Ginger has been eviscerated by some lunatic who must have no sense of taste. If you enjoyed (as I did) the previous formulation I advise you to stay away from this parody that masquerades as King's Ginger. Berry Brothers - I implore you to revert back to the previous wondrous formulation.
