DAFFY’S GIN
Daffy’s is a gin of exceptional quality, using a ‘slow-cook’ distillation process. This unique distillation process creates Daffy’s incredible smoothness, depth of flavour and finesse.
Our gin has been crafted to be enjoyed straight over ice like the finest of malt whiskies, to make the ultimate D&T, the very best Martini (Daffy’s won the coveted World’s Best Martini Competition Title 2018) and other great cocktails.
The lady on the bottle is the Distiller’s wife painted by the famous artist Robert McGinnis (Breakfast at Tiffany’s and James Bond artwork).
‘Daffy’ is what gin was called in Britain in the 1800s. Originally an affectionate slang name for gin. Charles Dickens wrote many times about Daffy and its virtues and there were many Daffy’s bars and clubs in London and across the UK.
Daffy is the Goddess of Gin. First written about in the 1700s, Daffy is the essence of great gin, a lover of life who has transcended the decades. Daffy as painted by Robert McGinnis is the visualisation and personification of the taste, charm, sophistication, complexity and depth of our gin.
OUR STORY
We spent four years on an adventure and quest to create a gin like no other, a gin of the finest quality achievable, using the very best botanicals and some new botanicals to gin. What we have discovered, we are amazingly excited about and very keen to share it with as many like-minded friends as possible.
We started by using the finest pure wheat grain spirit from northern France that we could find, then, distilling it in the same manner as malt whisky on an ancient single batch copper pot still. The botanicals that we steep and distil are a combination of the traditional – juniper, coriander seeds, cassia bark and the new – Lebanese mint and rare variety lemons.
The quality of the base spirit we use, along how we steep and distil our botanicals results in a deeply complex and well balanced spirit that is exceptionally good to drink on its own over ice, in cocktails or as a life-changing D&T with fresh mint and lime.
Lebanese mint as a botanical brings an extraordinary freshness to Daffy’s, complimenting our other tasting notes of toffee, citrus, spice caramel and fresh mint.
WHY 43.4%?
Well you may ask… Many gins bottle at 37.5%, many at 40% and many much stronger. For us and our gin, 43.4% is the perfect balance of strength and flavour. Any stronger and the spirit becomes punchier, a little more closed and with a burn that breaks the concentration. Any weaker and the balance and complexity becomes too diluted and the heart of the gin becomes less strong.
At 43.4% Daffy’s strength, complexity and flavour release is perfectly balanced. Strong ABV creates a powerful heart to our gin while allowing for the ultimate expression of taste and flavour. When enjoyed straight Daffy’s is well rounded and smooth with a long finish.
OUR BOTANICALS
FROM ITALY TO INDONESIA
MINT
ZHALE, LEBANON
JUNIPER
BALKAN STATES
CORIANDER
BALKAN STATES
ANGELICA ROOT
BELGIUM
LEMON PEEL
ITALY
CASSIA BARK
INDONESIA
ORRIS ROOT
MOROCCO
ORANGE PEEL
SPAIN