Hayman’s Royal Dock Navy Strength Gin

The Hayman family is England's longest-running gin dynasty, tracing its line back to Christopher Hayman's great-grandfather James Burrough, who founded Beefeater in 1863 — and that same year, the family began supplying "Senior Service Gin" to the Royal Navy's victualling yard at the Royal Dock in Deptford, South London. The dock was established by Henry VIII in 1513 and provisioned the fleet for 400 years; the Navy demanded gin at a specific strength, on the logic that if a leaking cask soaked the gunpowder stored beside it, the powder would still ignite at 57% ABV. Royal Dock follows the 1863 recipe from the family archives: ten botanicals — juniper, coriander, lemon and orange peel, angelica, cinnamon, cassia, orris, licorice, and nutmeg — steeped a full day before distillation in traditional copper stills, bottled at that historic 114 proof. Expect a perfectly classic nose of crisp, pine-accented juniper with angelica, coriander, citrus zest, and orange blossom, then a smooth, intensely flavored palate that Hayman's fairly describes as bright and bracing without being overpowering, finishing long on juniper. The Gin Is In called it possibly the gold standard for cocktail work alongside Plymouth Navy Strength — the botanical intensity holds its shape in an Aviation, a Last Word, or a Negroni where a 40% gin washes out. The traditional serves are the naval classics: a Pink Gin with Angostura, or a Gimlet built on the sailors' lime ration. Genuinely one of the best-value navy strengths made.

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