The fact it hails from the Black Forest in Germany is not the only thing unique about Monkey 47 Dry Gin
- it contains cranberries! Overall, 47 different botanicals go into Monkey 47 (hence the name). The result is a fresh & zesty, award-winning gin that suggests eucalyptus on the nose, lime & juniper on the palate & a citrus & pine finish. Monkey 47 was the brainchild of RAF Wing Commander Monty Collins. He retired to the Black Forest after the war & sourced most of the botanicals used in his creation from his back garden. Ever the posh British eccentric, he owned a pet monkey
- which can probably account for Monkey 47's unusual name.