New gin created in London’s Camden Lock
A new small-batch gin has been created in London’s historic Camden Lock using Malawian black tea and Calabrian bergamot.
Half Hitch Gin is said to be the first gin created in Camden Lock for 50 yearsHalf Hitch gin, launched by drinks entrepreneur Mark Holdsworth, uses a vacuum distillation method and handcrafted tinctures.
The resulting liquid is blended with gin distilled at the Langley Distillery, in the West Midlands.
Holdsworth claims that his brand has brought gin production back to Camden Lock for the first time in 50 years.
“My dream has been to bring back distilling to Camden Lock, re-connect locals’ appreciation of the hard graft of a tremendous industrial era, and produce a gin that will hopefully stand the test of time and stay forever in Camden Lock,” he said.
The gin’s name and bottle label stems from the rope knot used by those mooring up their barges along Camden Lock.
Half Hitch gin is now available from Camden market and a number of London bars, hotels and pubs, as well as online at an RRP of £39.
