Greenall's Gin

[[File:Greenall's_Bitter_Lemon_London_Dry_Gin_&_Tonic.jpg|thumb|alt=A green soda can next to a glass of green liquid.|Greenall's Bitter Lemon London Dry Gin & Tonic]] '''Greenall's Gin''' is a brand of [[gin]] that dates back to 1761, and which is distilled by the distillers '''G&J Distillers''', formerly '''G&J Greenall's''', in [[Warrington]], [[Cheshire]], England. Originally founded by '''Thomas Dakin''', the distillers are now part of the Quintessential Brands group.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://quintessentialbrands.com/who-we-are/ | title=Who We Are }}</ref><ref name=gjhist>{{cite web |url=https://www.greenallsgin.com/discover/the-history-of-greenalls/ |title=The History of Greenall's |publisher=Greenalls Gin |access-date=26 March 2022 |archive-date=27 March 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327210935/https://www.greenallsgin.com/discover/the-history-of-greenalls/}}</ref> The company claims to be England's oldest gin distillery.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greenallsgin.com/discover/the-history-of-greenalls/ | title=The History of Greenall's }}</ref>

== History == Thomas Dakin built his distillery on Bridge Street in [[Warrington]] in 1760, although poor grain crops that year meant that he did not distil his first gin until the following year. Thomas Dakin and his descendants continued to own and operate the distillery until 1860, when it was leased to Gilbert and John Greenall, who also owned [[Greenall's Brewery]] in nearby [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]]. In 1960 the distillery moved to a larger adjacent site, but much of this was destroyed in a fire in 2005. Three years later the distillery moved to a site in [[Birchwood, Cheshire|Birchwood]], Warrington where Greenall's is still produced today.<ref name=gjhist/><ref name=dgbs>{{cite web |url=https://www.diffordsguide.com/producer/1166/bombay-sapphire-distillery/story |title=Bombay Sapphire Distillery (Laverstoke Mill) - The Story |work=Difford's Guides |access-date=26 March 2022 |archive-date=27 March 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327211300/https://www.diffordsguide.com/producer/1166/bombay-sapphire-distillery/story}}</ref>

In the meantime, Greenall's Brewery had become Greenall Whitley & Co Limited. The company ceased brewing in 1991 to concentrate on running pubs and hotels, and subsequently became the [[De Vere Group]]. They sold Greenall's Gin for £7 million in a private equity-backed [[management buyout]] in 2011, and the same year the [https://quintessentialbrands.com/ Quintessential Brands - Pioneering Spirits Since 1761] group was founded by former CEO of Campari Enzo Visone, and took over. At that time the distillery produced more than 50 per cent of the UK's [[own label]] gin and vodka, including products for [[Tesco]], [[Sainsbury's]] and [[Asda]], as well as [[Bombay Sapphire]] for [[Bacardi]].<ref name=gjhist/><ref name=dgbs/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/north-west/56991-de-vere-sells-historic-gin-distiller/index.html |title=De Vere sells historic gin distiller| work=Insider Media |date=8 August 2011 |access-date=26 March 2022 |archive-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218215419/http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/north-west/56991-de-vere-sells-historic-gin-distiller/index.html}}</ref>

In 2013 Bacardi transferred production of Bombay Sapphire to their own newly created distillery at [[Laverstoke]] in [[Hampshire]]. As part of this transfer, two of Greenall's stills were moved to Laverstoke.<ref name=dgbs/>

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[[Category:1760 establishments in England]] [[Category:Companies based in Warrington]] [[Category:English distilled drinks]] [[Category:Gins]] [[Category:Greenall family|+]]