Gordon's Gin facts for kids
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| Type | London dry gin |
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| Manufacturer | Diageo |
| Country of origin | England |
| Introduced | 1769 |
| Alcohol by volume | 37–47.3% |
| Colour | Colourless |
Gordon's is a brand of London dry gin first produced in 1769.
Gordon's London Dry Gin was developed by Alexander Gordon, a Londoner of Scots descent. He opened a distillery in the Southwark area in 1769, moving in 1786 to Clerkenwell. The Special London Dry Gin he developed proved successful, and its recipe remains unchanged. By 1962 it had become the world's highest selling gin.
Gordon's was Ernest Hemingway's favourite gin. In the children's classic Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl, the main character and his best school-chum unwittingly catch their headmaster refilling what they'd always thought was a water-glass from a bottle of Gordon's Gin.
See also
In Spanish: Gordon's para niños
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