A Pop-Up Gin Bar Has Launched At Sandringham
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Gin cocktails are on offer at the royal estate
King Charles is apparently partial to a gin tipple, with his favourite drink being a martini composed with half gin and half vermouth. It makes sense, then, that he’s offering gin cocktails to tourists visiting Sandringham Estate, the King and Queen’s country retreat in Norfolk.
Sandringham Estate Is Offering Own-Brand Gin Cocktails
A pop-up bar at the venue is offering drinks featuring Sandringham’s own brand of gin, which is made using produce grown on the estate, with a choice of Celebration Gin, or an apple and raspberry flavour.
The first is made using ingredients from Sandringham’s walled garden, including persimmons and myrtle grown – the latter of which is grown from a cutting from the bouquet at King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra’s wedding in 1863. It’s said to have ‘zesty citrus and delicate floral notes’. The apple and raspberry gin, meanwhile, is made by steeping the fruit in distilled spirit. Alongside the cocktails, you can buy the gin itself, as well as a gin preserve and gin-flavoured chocolates.
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King Charles’ friend spoke about his love for gin in Channel 4 documentary The Real Windsors: The Outspoken Heir, King Charles III. ‘He likes a martini before dinner, that’s for sure,’ he said. It’s thought the monarch is quite particular about the type of gin too, and often takes his own spirits on royal tours.
Enjoying gin seems to run in the family: Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite cocktail was believed to be a gin and Dubonnet, which she liked with a lemon wedge and two ice cubes.
This isn’t the first time Sandringham has opened a foodie pop-up: earlier this year visitors to the estate could buy burgers and homemade ice-cream. The estate is also home to the Sandringham Restaurant, which serves dishes made using produce for the estate, alongside afternoon tea. If you’re planning a visit, there’s plenty to do and see aside from the food and drink, with a 600-acre parkland to explore alongside access to some of the estate’s rooms.
