About this winery

Cambridge Distillery is in the historic city of Cambridge, United Kingdom. William and Lucy Lowe started Cambridge Distillery in 2011 with the vision to make gins that could capture the taste of the English seasons using fresh botanicals grown in and around their home in Cambridge. William Lowe is the first ever master distiller to become Master of Wine. For William and Lucy, no two botanicals are identical and, as such, they need to be treated individually. To achieve this, they pioneered a...

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Product notes

The world’s first gin to be made from insects. A truly innovative spirit in collaboration with the Copenhagen based visionary Nordic Food Lab, a non-profit, open-source organisation that investigates food diversity and deliciousness.

Production notes

Each botanical is distilled individually to preserve its purity, then blended with the essence of sixty-two wood ants. The result is a ground-breaking gin brimming with sweet, woody spice and tingly lemongrass.

Tasting notes

The red wood ant (Formica rufa) is a rich source of formic acid, and has a surprisingly tangy, citrus taste which perfectly complements wild botanicals including wood avens, nettle and alexanders seeds.