The Boar's Head

Legend has it that one of Alexander Gordon’s ancestors rescued the King of Scotland from a wild boar on a hunting trip and was awarded the Boar to his coat of arms for his bravery. As a symbol of courage and determination, Alexander adopted his family crest as a seal of quality to communicate his standards for quality gin. The Boar's Head (1958) cocktail is a nice telling of the Gordon’s story – a lot of London (the gins), with a French input (raw materials) and nod to Alexander’s Scottish roots (whisky).

We’ve no idea if it came from the brand or bartender, but this storied mix sounds enticing: the juniper-led London Dry should pick up herbaceous, wormwood notes from the dry vermouth, whilst the citrus layers in the lemon gin will be spiked with a light smoke from the Scotch.