Edgerton Pink Gin

martin edgerton gill, has long been an entrepreneur in traditional english drinks, and is responsible for some of the things that now are very much part of british life. like the teabag. he brought that innovation to the uk whilst working as marketing director at brooke bond, then one of the biggest names in tea. in 1978 he set up the london herb and spice company which he sold to premier brands for £5.5m in 1988 staying on with them as international director until 1991. having made his fortune in tea, he turned his attention to that other quintessentially english beverage, gin and established the london gin company, selling gin to over 20 countries around the world. it was here he developed the london no.1, which he later sold to gonzalez byass, its spanish distributor, after it made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. in 2008 he founded edgerton distillers and in late 2010 released the first ever pink london dry gin developed in conjunction with charles maxwell of thames distillers and