Hendrick’s Master Distiller Ms. Lesley Gracie’s latest limited-edition release from the Cabinet of
Curiosities – NEPTUNIA – is a delectable sea-inspired sensory sensation.
Hendrick’s NEPTUNIA is a new delectable, limited release from Ms. Lesley Gracie’s Cabinet of Curiosities that encapsulates the magic of the sea in a gin.
This unconventional, intriguing ode to the sea emanates from the curious mind of Master
Distiller Ms. Lesley Gracie and uses a mysterious blend of refreshing Scottish coastal botanicals
to express the magic of the sea in liquid form and creates a rich, evocative sensorial story.
Unmistakably Hendrick’s, as it is based on the classic round Hendrick’s house style, Hendrick’s
NEPTUNIA adds another wave of flavour with an enticing chorus of deeply refreshing Scottish
coastal botanicals and combines a smooth, bright citrus finish with a deliciously distant sea
breeze.
This gin that is as refreshing as the sea breeze will be sailing onto the shelves of most
sensational stores and bars from 1 October 2022 as this season’s limited release. No matter
how good Ms. Gracie’s creations are, Hendrick’s only releases one treasure from the Cabinet of
Curiosities at a time – so catch it now before it disappears from the horizon.
Using her background in chemistry, proclivity for experimentation, and fascination about how
different botanicals can be combined to create enthralling flavours, Ms Gracie has captured the
invigorating magical sensation of being by the sea and bottled it in a gin.
Noting the enchanted melody of the waves as her inspiration for this latest release from the
Cabinet of Curiosities, Ms Gracie said, ‘I find listening to the sound of the waves crashing on the
shore really therapeutic. Looking out onto the horizon and feeling the wind in your hair and the
salty sea breeze on your face is just a great feeling – it’s so freeing, invigorating and calming all
at the same time. I walk down the beach every weekend with my dog and take in the sound of
the waves, and that particular smell you find no matter what beach you are on.’
‘Most of my creations are based on memories – I play around with botanicals and combine them
to recreate certain sensations. Hendrick’s NEPTUNIA, for me, is that freeing feeling of the sea
bottled in a gin.
Ms. Gracie’s exceptional experiments will be available for a limited time only, so grab your bottle
of Hendrick’s NEPTUNIA and soak up the magic of the sea with your curious companions while
you can.
For further information go to www.hendricksgin.com
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ABOUT MS. LESLEY GRACIE
Ms. Lesley Gracie, who heralds from Yorkshire, is the Master Distiller at Hendrick’s Gin. With a
background in chemistry, Lesley’s genius lies in her fascination with flavours and how they work
together. She visualises flavours as shapes and strikes to create a round, balanced flavour in all
of her elixirs. In 1999, Ms. Gracie was approached by the great grandson of William Grant,
Charles Gordon, to create an ‘ultra-premium’ gin which was to become Hendrick’s. She was
appointed as the Master Distiller and went on to spearhead the development of this most
unusual gin and is responsible for the creation of all of Hendrick’s liquid innovations.
Over the past two decades, Gracie has been responsible for countless pioneering Hendrick’s
releases and has amassed an array of botanicals, distillates, and experimental liquids, which
are housed in a locked cabinet – the Cabinet of Curiosities – in her laboratory at the Hendrick’s
Gin Palace. Ms Lesley Gracie has a strong history of pushing boundaries from her experiments
and venturing far and wide in search of new flavours – even as far as the Venezuelan rainforest.
Lesley is enchanted by animals and keeps two tortoises and loves to walk her dog, Jock. She
also has a penchant for salmon fishing and exploring the rugged Scottish countryside in her
motorhome, affectionately named Ted.
AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS:
2022 – Walpole 2022 Power List – Fifty of the Most Influential People in the British luxury sector
2021 – Lifetime Achievement Award at The Spirits Business Awards 2021
2021 – Grand Rectifier of the Gin Guild
2021 – Inducted into the Gin Magazine Hall of Fame
2018 – ‘Gin Distiller of the Year' by the World Gin Awards
ABOUT HENDRICK’S GIN
HENDRICK’S GIN is a delicious, super premium gin that’s made with a number of unusual
twists to deliver a most curious drinking arrangement. Unlike ordinary gins, Hendrick’s Gin is
distilled in Scotland in batches of only 500 litres at a time. Only HENDRICK’S GIN is made with
infusions of cucumber and rose petals, alongside a blend of 11 botanicals, to produce a
wonderfully refreshing gin with a delightful floral aroma. HENDRICK’S GIN is crafted using two
utterly dissimilar stills, a rare Carterhead and an antique Bennett copper pot still, to create a
divinely smooth gin that is simultaneously light and complex.
ABOUT WILLIAM GRANT & SONS
William Grant & Sons Holdings Ltd. is an independent, family-owned distiller headquartered in
the United Kingdom and founded by William Grant in 1887. Today, the global premium spirits
company is owned by the seventh generation of his family and distils some of the world’s
leading brands of Scotch whisky, including the world’s most awarded single malt, Glenfiddich®,
The Balvenie®, a range of handcrafted single malts, and the world’s third largest blended
Scotch, Grant’s®, as well as other iconic spirits brands such as Hendrick’s® Gin, Sailor Jerry®,
Tullamore D.E.W.® Irish Whiskey, Monkey Shoulder® and Drambuie®