Physic Gin is the first gin made for the University of Oxford thanks to a 25-year licence
- & the first of its kind granted by the University, allowing spirits to be made with the revered Oxford br&, by The Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD).
Just six months after the opening of Oxfords first distillery, The Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD) has today unveiled its second premium gin
- a complex, richly botanical Physic Gin created for the University of Oxfords Botanic Garden.
Physic Gin, which carries the exclusive University of Oxford br&, is the first spirit to be launched under a 25-year licence allowing the distillery to produce alcoholic spirits for the world-famous university. Its formulation & design celebrate the history & current usage of the universitys extraordinary botanic garden the oldest of its kind in the country.
Founded in 1621 as a physicke (physic) garden for the teaching of herbal medicine, Oxford Botanic Garden was planted during the 1640s by its first keeper, Jacob Bobart the Elder. In 1648, Bobart created a catalogue of all the plants which he grew, now preserved as a treasured ancient manuscript at the Garden. TOAD is the only distillery in the world allowed access to the catalogue & Garden to both inspire & flavour its recipes.