Gin is still gaining popularity, British Airways is proving this with the launch of the specially made tipple \u2013 British Airways Gin. The gin will only be served to the airline\u2019s First customers, from the bar of the prestigious Concorde Room at Heathrow\u2019s Terminal 5.<\/p>\n
It has been blended for British Airways following extensive taste tests with First customers at the Concorde Room bar in London, by the award-winning Cambridge Distillery, the world\u2019s first \u2018gin tailor\u2019. The main botanicals used in the exclusive herbaceous gin (aside from juniper) are basil, rosemary and thyme, which are all grown in the distillery gardens in Cambridge. A gin and tonic is one of the most popular alcoholic drinks served on British Airways flights \u2013 the airline\u2019s customers sip more than three million of them every year.<\/p>\n
Troy Warfield, British Airways\u2019 director of customer experience, said: \u201cWe know how popular a gin and tonic is with our customers in the air and we are sure our new British Airways Gin will go down a treat with our customers flying in First. The Concorde Room is the epitome of exclusivity on both sides of the Atlantic, so what better place to raise the bar and serve up this delicious new bespoke British Airways Gin to our most premium customers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"