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Type | Gin |
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Manufacturer | James Burrough Ltd. |
Distributor | Pernod Ricard |
Country of origin | London, United Kingdom |
Introduced | 1876 |
Alcohol by volume | 40% |
Proof (US) | 80.0 |
Colour | Clear |
Flavour | Juniper |
Variants | Beefeater Crown Jewel London Dry Gin at 50% ABV (100 proof)& Beefeater Wet - Both now discontinued. Beefeater 24 launched 2009, Beefeater Burrough's Reserve launched April 2013. |
Website | www![]() |
Beefeater Gin is a brand of gin owned by Pernod Ricard and bottled and distributed in the United Kingdom. Beefeater remained in the control of its founding Burrough family until 1987. The Beefeater distillery is one of 24 in London.[1]
The name refers to the Yeomen of the Guard who are a bodyguard of the British Monarch.