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21 Φεβ 2022 · Peter Darley reveals the story of Camden wine importer and gin maker, W & A Gilbey, which became the largest drinks firm in the world, taking over 20 acres o...
27 Αυγ 2024 · Gilbey's is a classic London Dry Gin with a long history, and in th... Yay! It's my first proper gin from Grandma's collection, a pre-1975 bottle from Gilbey's.
17 Φεβ 2022 · Gilbey: When Camden’s wine importer and gin maker was the largest drinks firm in the world - a talk by Peter Darley. W. & A. Gilbey formed in 1857 as importers of South African wine that, with its low Colonial Preference duty, undercut the price of French wines.
Gilbey’s Gin recipe dates to the 1870s, when the Gilbey brothers, two veterans of the Crimean war, whose successful wine/spirits merchant business had thrived throughout the second half of the 19th century, expanded their business to include the eponymous gin (called Gilbey’s since 1895).
Producers of Gilbey's Gin. 1856 Walter Gilbey and Alfred Gilbey returned to London after the Crimean war and on the advice of their eldest brother, Henry Parry Gilbey, a wholesale wine-merchant, started in the retail wine and spirit trade, importing South African wines.
A GUIDE TO GILBEY'S. HISTORY AND HERITAGE. Renowned for its smooth taste, that can be enjoyed on its own, or in a mixer, Gilbey’s is a firm favourite of gin lovers here on the African continent, and Kenya, in particular.
Aerial View of Gilbey’s Gin, Moorabbin, c1940. From Gold, Eric, Four-in-Hand: A history of A & G Gilbey Ltd. 1857-1957. Gin found a ready market when it was first introduced into England from Holland in the 1690s.
