Lemon Peel

Lemon peel sourced from Spain

It’s main role in our gin is to to provide the fresh zesty lemony notes to Greenall’s Gin.

(Citrus × limon) is a hybrid in cultivated wild plants. The exact origin of the lemon has remained a mystery, though it is widely presumed that lemons are wildly grown in both India and China It is also speculated that lemons were first grown on Mediterranean bushes, coined lemon bushes, but they have evolved and modern-day lemons grow on trees. In South and South East Asia, it was known for its antiseptic properties and it was used as antidote for various poisons. The lemon was later introduced to Iraq and Egypt around 700 A.D.

Lemon has invigorating and refreshing properties. It is used as an antiseptic, insect repellent, anti-anaemic and whitens teeth. Lemon has a mystic association with love, friendship, purification and longevity.