Prince’s Golf Membership have introduced that its unique Smugglers Touchdown Gin has been awarded the title of Finest in England – Matured Gin on the 2025 World Gin Awards.
Crafted in partnership with an area Kent-based distillery, the gin was created to mark the opening of the membership’s coastal-inspired golf gap, Smugglers Touchdown.
This limited-edition launch has not solely been a success with members and company however has now earned nationwide acclaim inside one of many spirits business’s most revered world awards programmes.
The idea behind the gin was born from a dialog between the membership and the distiller, impressed by the smuggling heritage related to the shoreline surrounding Prince’s.
The gin was aged in a Gamecock rum barrel, beforehand used to mature the distiller’s award-winning premium rum.
Initially meant to relaxation for simply three months because of the delicacy of gin, the spirit was finally aged for longer because the flavours continued to evolve. The outcome was a gin of surprising complexity and steadiness.
“This one turned out to be one thing actually particular,” mentioned Jon Mills, Director at Canterbury Brewers and Distillers. “I’m not somebody who often drinks gin neat, however this one – with the richness from the rum barrel – I fortunately do.
We made it solely for Prince’s, and it seems we made the very best in England.”
WHAT GIVES THE GIN ITS FAVOUR
The botanical mix behind Smugglers Touchdown Gin consists of sea buckthorn, a local plant that grows wild on the Prince’s course, providing a real connection to its environment.
Different botanicals embrace juniper, coriander seed, angelica root, orris root, lemon peel, ginger, and a contact of pepper, lending the gin its clean, distinctive flavour profile.
Prince’s Gin – and the Smugglers Touchdown version – while not commercially out there can nonetheless be bought from the Professional Store at Prince’s Golf Membership.
This tradition method provides to the product’s uniqueness and additional enhances the premium expertise provided at Prince’s.
“This can be a fantastic outcome and a testomony to what will be achieved by means of collaboration and creativity,” mentioned Robert McGuirk, Normal Supervisor at Prince’s Golf Membership. “Our gin displays the spirit of the membership – distinctive, proudly native, and of the best high quality. We’re proud to share it with our members and company.”
The distillery has loved wide-ranging success in 2024, receiving accolades in each main spirit class it produces – gin, whisky, rum, and vodka.
For Prince’s, this award additional displays the membership’s ongoing dedication to providing distinctive, premium experiences each on and off the course.
