As a result of exhaustive research into the history of gin, Alan, the Head Distiller, recently uncovered long lost gin recipes contained within a book dating back to 1860!  This date falls within the golden times of the Victorian era - known for its contributions to literature, art, architecture, and technological advancements. During this period, there were notable achievements in science, industry, and culture, and it laid the foundation for many aspects of modern society.

Aberdeen Gin - 1860 is a gin recipe adapted from this celebrated era.  While respecting the original recipe, we have made some modern-day improvements, such as the use of premium organic neutral grain spirit and the use the latest in distilling technology and innovation. 

Interesting dates in 1860

• April 9 – French typesetter Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville creates a recording of the French folk song Au clair de la lune with his phonautograph, producing the world's earliest known intelligible sound recording of the human voice (however, it was not rediscovered until 2008).
• May 1 – A Chondrite-type meteorite falls to earth in Muskingum County, Ohio, near the town of New Concord.
• August 22 – Assisted by the British Navy, the troops of Giuseppe Garibaldi cross from Sicily to the Italian mainland.
• September 3–5 – The First International Chemistry Congress is held in Karlsruhe, Baden.
• November 6 – 1860 United States presidential election: Abraham Lincoln defeats John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell, and is elected as the 16th President of the United States, the first Republican to hold that office.
• December 1 – Charles Dickens publishes the first installment of Great Expectations in his magazine All the Year Round.
• December 29 – The world's first ocean-going (all) iron-hulled and armoured battleship, the (British) HMS Warrior, is launched.

Other noteworthy mentions from 1860

• Discovery of the chemical elements: Robert Bunsen discovers caesium and rubidium.
• German chemist Albert Niemann makes a detailed analysis of the coca leaf, isolating and purifying the alkaloid, which he calls cocaine.
• TAG Heuer watchmaker founded in Bern Canton, Switzerland.