Jawbox Gin takes off at Heathrow Terminal 5
Jawbox Small Batch Gin from Belfast has landed at Heathrow International Airport. The unique ‘field to glass’ gin is now on sale at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.
Belfast-based Gerry White, founder and managing director of Jawbox, a Food NI member company, says: “It’s wonderful to see our Northern Irish gin represented amongst the current offering, delivering further choice to travellers wanting to sample a premium product, specific to Northern Ireland
“We only launched two years ago but our gin already has a strong presence throughout airport retail including Dublin’s The Loop and Belfast International’s Aelia Duty Free.
“To be featured across the bars and restaurants at Heathrow’s T5 is as motivating as it is rewarding, given it is such a competitive marketplace. Our presence shows us that our gin is of the best quality available, with a strong brand story and unique flavour profile too
“In Northern Ireland, our loyal fans enjoy The Perfect Swerve, Jawbox paired with ginger ale, originally made in Belfast, with a wedge of lime. We hope to increase its visibility amongst Heathrow’s jet-setting set too. This latest collaboration will showcase our brand to a wider, domestic and international audience in-line with our growth strategy to develop a global brand,” he adds.
Jawbox Small Batch Gin is already widely available across the UK, Republic of Ireland, Canada and Europe with reach soon to extend to Australia, South Africa and the US.
Jawbox is unique in Ireland in that it is the only single estate gin. The grain is grown in fields around the distillery in Kircubbin, county Down, located on the picturesque Ards Peninsula.
Jawbox also features Black Mountain heather from Belfast among its distinctive blend of botanicals.
Distilled very slowly in a traditional copper pot, eight of the eleven botanicals are ‘steep and boil’. The final three botanicals are put through the vapour extraction method to preserve their delicate flavour and aroma.
Jawbox is an impressive experience of bold juniper and pine, balanced with a gentle touch of sweet coriander and clean citrus.
Jawbox Small Batch Gin is a Classic London Dry Gin (ABV 43%).
Picture: Gerry White, founder of Jawbox Gin, now on sale at Heathrow Terminal 5
The preferred Jawbox serve calls on a Belfast-invented accompaniment, ginger ale.
