Tanqueray Gin

History

At the very outset, Tanqueray was distilled in the year 1830. Charles Tanqueray distilled Tanqueray gin and he was descended from the generations from Tingreth, which is a small village in Bedfordshire. Mainly Tanqueray gin was manufactured in the regions of Scotland as well as exported to the big markets of United States of America. It is called as London dry gin due to the process of its distillation followed for the production of this gin.

Varieties

The original variant was “Tanqueray London Dry Gin” which was introduced in the year 1830. The prime botanicals of Tanqueray London dry gin are coriander, angelica root s well as juniper. This gin is manufactured with 47% alcohol and at 94% degree proof. The prime markets for marketing Tanqueray London Dry Gin are Canada, United States of America, Duty Free, Japan and Spain.

In the year 1998, “Tanqueray Number Ten” was introduced and it beleaguered the martini market since the age. This gin passes through a “quadruple-distillation” and it is manufactured with the help of fresh fruits like lemons, limes and grapefruits. It is manufactured with 47.3% alcohol and its 94.6 degree proof. The prime markets for marketing this gin are Canada, Japan and Duty Free.

In the year 1989, “Tanqueray Sterling Gin” was launched. This gin comes in two flavors that is citrus as well as neutral flavor. The prime market of gin was captured by Tanqueray Sterling Gin.

To cool the summer of 2006, “Tanqueray Rangpur Gin” was launched in the regions of Delaware, Washington D.C. as well as Maryland. It gives the strong flavor of lime which is due to the limes of region of Rangpur. It also gives flavor of bay leaves and ginger, as these are added to the gin at the time of final distillation process. This gin is produced with 41.3% alcohol and at 82.6 degree proof. Tanqueray Rangpur Gin is available only in the markets of United States of America.

In the year 2000, “Tanqueray Malacca Gin”, was launched proving to be a “wetter” alternative for the London Dry Gin. This gin is sweeter than other gin and gives a strong essence of fruit flavor, notably grapefruit. But due to the improper marketing strategies the product could not catch the market of Gin as well as the mind of gin drinkers. In the year 2004, due to this reason the production of Tanqueray Malacca Gin was discontinued.

Tanqueray Gin is a very well made gin and thus has captured the market of gin and has become the preferred taste of Gin drinkers.

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