brand
Old English
Old English is a gin brand that recreates a historic English recipe (dated to the late 18th century). Bottles commercialized are generally 70 cl and 44% ABV; the product is presented in a traditional style (champagne‑style bottle, cork stopper and wax seal) and described as an Old Tom / Pure Pot Still gin distilled according to historical methods.
- Oldbury (Langley Green) · West Midlands · United Kingdom
- 1 product
Old English
Meet the producer
The story
The Old English brand is known for recovering and relaunching a historic recipe attributed to 1783; several sources indicate the recipe was revived and produced commercially under the supervision of the Hammer & Son team, using the historic Langley Distillery in England as the production site. No official brand page with a complete chronology or an official founding date for the brand itself was found.
Production philosophy
Product communication emphasizes fidelity to a historic recipe and traditional English distillation techniques, with attention to reproducing period bottling practices (recycled champagne‑style bottles, wax seal).
Territory
United Kingdom (production indicated at Langley Distillery, West Midlands / Oldbury, near Birmingham).
Production method
According to commercial and specialist sources, Old English is made following a historic recipe, distilled in copper pot stills at Langley Distillery; 11 botanicals are indicated in the recipe and, for the Old Tom style, a small amount of sugar is added after distillation. Commercialization includes bottling in champagne‑style bottles and sealing with wax.
Distillation
Copper pot still distillation at Langley Distillery; botanicals distilled according to the historic recipe (11 botanicals) and light sweetening post‑distillation for the Old Tom style.
Ageing
Not aged (no barrel maturation in standard releases).
Characteristics
- Type
- brand
- City
- Oldbury (Langley Green)
- Categories
- gin
- Old Tom / Pure Pot Still gin
- British brand
- historic recipe (revival)
- Raw materials
- grain alcohol (base spirit of grain / English grain spirit)
- Representative products
- Gin Old English 70cl
What makes it distinctive
- Historic recipe attributed to 1783.
- Bottled at 44% ABV, common format 70 cl.
- Produced by pot still method at Langley Distillery (UK).
- Style related to Old Tom / Pure Old Pot Still; light post‑distillation sweetening.
- Presented in a champagne‑style bottle with cork and wax seal (historic reference).