{"product_id":"cambridge-illu-gins","title":"Cambridge Illu-gins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePay no attention to that man behind the curtain!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nOr should we...\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nGin made by artificial intelligence? Citrus Gin without any actual citrus? Truffles... in Gin? Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. No sleight-of-hand tricks here. There’s definitely a man behind that curtain, and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehe’s doing some downright extraordinary things with your Gin. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBut instead of Oz, our story begins in the UK — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCambridge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to be exact. Where \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam and Lucy Lowe \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eof Cambridge Distillery conducts fantastical experiments with his Spirits, working in a mad scientists’ fevered dream of a laboratory to create Gins that stretch the boundaries of imagination… and palates.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwarded the most innovative distillery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e in the world three consecutive times by the World Beverage Innovation Awards, Cambridge Distillery is messing with the public’s perception of Gin in phenomenally bizarre ways. William and Lucy Lowe, Cambridge’s founders, were inspired by the plants, herbs and flowers they found in their own backyard — ones that almost all traditional Gin brands were largely ignoring.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWhat began as a way to \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ecapture the taste of the English seasons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e using botanicals grown around their home, grew into an experimental ethos that launched them on a funky journey informed by science and a healthy dose of experimentation.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBut their commitment to creating \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe most meticulously produced Gin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e on the market is the reason for their success. Each botanical is individually distilled to achieve the perfect flavor. Temperature, timing and pressure are just three of the nine variables they tailor to each and every botanical before blending these individual distillates into a harmonious whole.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIn this box, you’ll get to sample some of Cambridge’s masterpieces, including the umami-packed \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCambridge Truffle Gin,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e the delicate\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Cambridge Japanese Gin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and the vibrant\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCambridge Distillery Three Seasons Gin. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eEach one is a small taste of the future and the true potential of Gin.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nSo to that, we raise our glasses to great Spirits, the magic in innovation and delicious experimentation.\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCheers! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmartass Corner:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n1) Every single Gin Cambridge Distillery commercially released has been awarded at least a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold Medal at international competition. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n2) Like many of its Spirit brethren, Gin was originally intended to be used as a medicine. A Dutch physician by the name of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFranciscus Sylvius\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e created genever as a way to improve circulation and other ailments.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n3) Gin was first created in… \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHolland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Even though the botanical Spirit stands as England’s national tipple, they discovered it while fighting the Dutch War of Independence in the 17th century and brought the Spirit back home with them.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n4) The term \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"bathtub Gin\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was no misnomer. During Prohibition, Gin was created by mixing cheap grain alcohol with flavorings like juniper berry and left to ferment in bathtubs. 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