Raw materials
grain alcohol (base spirit of grain / English grain spirit)
brand
Old English
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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.
gin
Old Tom / Pure Pot Still gin
British brand
historic recipe (revival)
Producer range
Producer range Old English
Spirit categories
gin
Old Tom / Pure Pot Still gin
British brand
historic recipe (revival)
Representative products
Gin Old English 70cl
Distillation and production
Distillation and production
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).
Producer history Old English
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).
Old English
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