Celebrate with theGin Guild at the Annual
Gin Industry Dinner andGuild Spring Installation

Photo of Adnam’s Distillery by Anthony Cullen

The Savile Club
28 May 2015

P r o m o t i n g E X C E L L E N C E I N G I N D I S T I L L AT I O NCelebrate with the Gin
Guild at the Annual
Gin Industry Dinner andGuild Spring Installation
The Savile Club
28 May 2015

The Gin Guild Installation and
Annual Gin Industry Dinner
At the Savile Club,69 Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K 4ER
for welcome G&T in the Drawing
Room (with various gins for yourappreciation)
for the Gin Guild Installation ofnew members, which will also beheld in the Drawing Room (during
which the bar will be closed)
Reception (G&T’s to be served,with various gins, for yourappreciation)
Dinner, which will be held in theBallroom

Dress code: Lounge suits
Please contact nicholas.cook@theginguild.com(020 3397 2737), for more details and bookings

As befits the Gin Guild, the menu is gin
influenced:
Our speaker element for thedinner will be of particularinterest to those in the gin
industry. A gin created from a1495 gin recipe unearthed in an
out-of-print, Dutch language,
history of Jenever. This has been
re-created under the directionof Jean-Sébastien Robicquet (Président Directeur
Général of EWG Spirits & Wine, producers of grape
distillate based G’Vine Gin de France), as an
academic exercise. It is not intended as acommercial product, so the opportunity toexperience the recipe is very rare. EWG are verykindly providing both their re-creation of theoriginal and their modern day interpretation of therecipe, the latter reflecting their considered view ofwhat the 1495 distiller might have made had they
had access to the range of exotic botanicals
available today.
Philip Duff will speak
about the discovery of
the recipe and its
production and JeanSébastien Robicquet
will lead attendees
in a tasting of the twospirits.
“The 1495 recipe is not just the first chapter in the rich historyof gin. This historic Grape distillate-based recipe is part of thevery foundation of the category. By taking this recipe apart andrefreshing it for our era, we will learn so much more about thelong and circuitous journey the spirit has taken through thecenturies.” Jean-Sébastien Robicquet

StarterSteamed Gin marinated Sea Trout Fillet
finished with a broad bean puree
and a hogweed saladViognier, Val Colombe 2013Main Course
Juniper Smoked Chateaubriand finishedwith salt baked celeriac, sprouting broccoli
hearts, gin infused loganberries
Rosso di Montepulciano, Crociani 2012
DessertLondon Dry Gin Foam with roasted pinkgrapefruit, lemon semolina cake with white
chocolate and gin ganache
Sauternes, Château Petit Vedrines, France 2010
CoffeeCoffee and Chocolates
and Bramley & Gage Damson GinWelcomeCelebrating
excellence in thedistillation andpromotion of gin

The Gin Guild was incorporated in 2012. The firstmembers joined the Gin Guild at a formal
installation ceremony held in The Mansion Housein the historic heart of London. This brochure will
I hope provide a brief background to both the Gin
Guild and to our spring member installation.
Guild members work hard to promote gin. Gin
Guild membership is an honour and a visible
recognition of those who are prominent in the gin
industry, in all its many parts.
We have already welcomed a wide range ofmembers to the Guild, including senior members ofthe major distillers, as well as those from medium
sized and craft distillers, journalists, sales andmarketing and brand advisors, promoters, barowners and leading cocktail experts, spirits
packaging consultants and professional advisers.
The history of gin and its associations with London
goes back centuries. The Worshipful Company ofDistillers is a livery company, one of London’soriginal ancient trade bodies. It was incorporated
by Royal Charter in 1638 and remains integral andvery active in the spirit trade. It is the Gin Guild’sparent company.
Installation to membership of the Gin Guild at theGuild’s spring installation and Annual Gin Industry
Dinner is an ideal way to join the Guild as it is anexclusive occasion for the gin industry to gettogether.

P r o m o t i n g E X C E L L E N C E I N G I N D I S T I L L AT I O N

We offer a very warm welcome to those who wish tojoin the Gin Guild at this time.
Why not combine theexperience with a tourof some of London’sother famous sites(perhaps including
some of its gindistilleries)?
I look forward tomeeting new faces andnew friends bound witha shared love of gin.
Christopher Hayman
Grand Rectifier

The Savile ClubThe Savile Club, which is our venue for the Gin
Guild’s spring installation, is a private members
club in London and dates back to 1868. It
established itself at the heart of literary London,
having gathered Robert Louis Stevenson, Thomas
Hardy, HG Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Compton
Mackenzie, Max Beerbohm and WB Yeats amongst
others, around the Club table.
Music was represented over the years including:Charles Villers Stanford, Arthur Bliss, WilliamWalton and Edward Elgar . Scientist members haveincluded Lord Kelvin, John Cockcroft and Lord
Rutherford and latterly radio journalists fromnearby Broadcasting House and eventually a wholegeneration of filmmakers, television producers andscriptwriters.
The current property was largely created in the1890's. The eminent firm of Parisian architects anddecorators, Bouwens Van der Boyer constructed theBallroom and elegant salons. French interiors had
been popular in London since their introduction toApsley House in the 1830's, but few examples wereconstructed with the architectural rigor andexquisite craftsmanship found here. The interiors
are amongst the most extensive and exquisite of
their type to survive in London.

The Gin Guild
The Gin Guild has been set up to work with gin
distillers and those in the gin industry from the UK
and around the world to provide leadership andfocus to the promotion of this exciting spirit
category.

The Guild is driven by a management committee,
including representatives from the four largest UK
Gin Distillers – Bacardi, Chivas Brothers, Diageo
and William Grant and Sons (the four Guildfounders), with other Guild members.

The Guild provides a vibrant industry community,
defined by a shared professional interest andshared ideals and experiences, in a congenial andcompanionable atmosphere. This reflects both theestablished and traditional history of the Gin tradein which London played a key part, as well as
incorporating contemporary experiences.

The titular head of the Gin Guild is the Grand
Rectifier. The current holder is Christopher
Hayman, who has been in the gin trade for over 40years. He is Chairman of Hayman Distillers, afamily owned company.
The founder companies are each represented by acorporate Founder Warden, with others from thosecompanies as Rectifiers. Other Gin distilleries andbrand owners are represented by Warden Rectifiers.
Individual Guild members are known as Rectifiers.
Installations to the Gin Guild are held at various
times of the year and include both an option at theGuild’s spring installation and Annual Gin Industry
Dinner or an option (in the autumn of each year),of Guild installation at the highly prestigious andtraditional venue of the Mansion House, London,
followed by the formal Banquet of the Worshipful
Company of Distillers, in the famous Mansion
House banqueting room.

The Guild brings together gin distillers andindustry leaders involved in the production,promotion, distribution and consumption of gin(together with other interested parties), in order topromote and encourage commitment to excellencein gin distillation and industry custodianship of thespirit category.
The Guild does not seek to promote any particularbranded product or products. It aims to bring
together the widest range of products and theirproducers and those associated in the wider
industry, in order to provide a valued forum for all
those involved in gin production, sales, marketingand distribution.

The Guild only recognises gin styles produced bydistilling ethyl alcohol in stills traditionally used
for gin, in the presence of juniper berries and otherbotanicals – provided that the juniper taste ispredominant.

Guild membership

Membership benefits

Membership is open to a range of gin industry
players.

Networking & eventsAwards

A key benefit of Guild membership (open tomembers only), is the opportunity to network.

The Guild Sponsors several key awards within theInternational Wine and Spirit Competition. Theseinclude the London Dry Gin of the Year and theDistilled Contemporary Gin of the Year.

The classes of membership are as follows:Founder Wardens: The four Foundercompanies appoint the four Founder Wardens.
Warden Rectifiers: This group is limited to
producer/distillers and brand owners (excluding
supermarket own brands and retail off trade,and/or ineligible gin styles, and smaller low
volume craft distillers). This is held as acorporate representative position (with only one
such position in each company).
Rectifiers: Individuals involved in the wider Gin
industry (including small craft distillers andthose involved in production, distribution,marketing/ sales, bar staff, retailers/buyers,
journalists, educators, and othercommentators).
The Guild arranges, co-hosts and/or facilitatesaccess for Guild members to a programme of gin
related events and celebrations, including:Gin tasting events
Guild installation ceremonies.
The Gin Guild welcomes support and participationfrom those involved in the gin industry around theworld. We hope that this guide has shown you alittle of the detail of the background to a Guild
installation and that, at some point, we may
welcome you to both the Guild and one of ourinstallation ceremonies.

The Guild has at least two formal dinners a year, atwhich Guild installations take place. Both offer
exceptional hospitality and opportunities for key
guests to be invited.
Informal events offer a quality and worthwhile
entertaining programme of events and support toGuild members, alongside participation in otherevents (including those of our own creation), to awider audience.
Prestige
Join and be an active member in an organisation
supported by many of the world’s leading gin
brands, their distillers and colleagues and celebrate
and promote excellence in the distillation andpromotion of gin.
Education
The Guild works with other key players in theindustry, including the Wine and Spirit Education
Trust (WSET) and Heriot-Watt University in
Edinburgh to organise educational events for thetrade, industry students and consumers.
Showcase
We provide opportunities, especially for smaller
members, to have their products made available toa wider and focused market.
Guild Website
The Guild website is an active resource, promoting
events, lectures and member companies and brands.
The members only section is also building andproviding resource to members.

Industry Events
The Guild participates in events such as London
Cocktail Week, the busiest occasion in the UK’s
cocktail calendar. The Guild is an event sponsor reflecting the key role of gin in cocktails. In 2013
for example the Guild organised and hosted apresentation by some of the world’s most respected
gin distillers and experts, sharing their knowledgeof gin botanicals, under the banner Me and My
Botanical. Watch the full length "Me and My
Botanical" film on our website.
The website also has content from the annual gin
industry conferences that we organise. See
www.ginposium.com for details of the next suchconference.

Advance Notice
Gin Guild Autumn
Installation andWorshipful Company ofDistillers Banquet
Mansion House, London
16 October 2015
(advance reservations available)

The Autumn Mansion House installation is anoccasion to remember. For those who have notexperienced a City of London formal function withthe traditions and ceremonies of the City ofLondon and of both the Gin Guild and theWorshipful Company of Distillers, it anunforgettable experience. Contact us for details.
The Gin Guild installation is held in the lateafternoon before the Board of the Gin Guild, in a
private room at The Mansion House, in front ofinvited guests and colleagues and Guild members.
After the ceremony, members of the Guild old andnew and their guests share in a gin bar. They areable to sample the spirit alongside the convivialityof Guild membership.
In early evening the group then joins theWorshipful Company of Distillers, its members andtheir guests, in their formal reception in thereception hall.
After the reception all take their places for theBanquet (a formal dinner) in the world famousbanqueting hall, the Egyptian Room (pictured).
Please contact nicholas.cook@theginguild.com
for more details and reservations. A full brochureis available for this event on request.

For Guild information andfurther details, please contact:
Nicholas Cook
Director General The Gin Guild
The Gimlet 199 New London Road
Chelmsford Essex CM2 0AE England
Telephone: 020 33 97 27 37+44 20 33 97 27 37
Email: nicholas.cook@theginguild.com
www.theginguild.com

The Gin Guild is the trading name of The Gin Guild Limited
Company Number: 08148932
Registered Office: 1 The Sanctuary Westminster Abbey Parliament Square London SW1P 3JT