1 Mar 2023

NZ's Roots Marlborough Dry Gin named world best

From Checkpoint, 5:53 pm on 1 March 2023

The Rolling Stones and Billy Joel both sing about it, and it plays a starring role in one of Humphrey Bogart's most memorable lines.

Now a New Zealand made Gin's been named a world best. Roots Marlborough Dry Gin, has been awarded World's Best London Dry Gin at the World Gin Awards in the UK.

It's made by Blenhiem based Elemental Distillers and Ben Leggett, one of the founders talks to Lisa Owen.