Katherine Jenkins has launched her own range of gin and it contains a 'secret ingredient' - Manuka honey. The singer discovered a little-known Welsh spirit in 2021, and realising it was being made six miles down the road from where she grew up in Neath, she was inspired to create her own range of premium spirits.
And on Thursday, March 30, Katherine, wearing a black cocktail dress, attended the official launch of the new Cygnet range in London. The 42-year-old posted a picture to her Instagram Stories that showed herself flanked by two friends sipping the gin. She captioned it: "Toasting the launch of our baby @cygnet gin."
She said: “Cygnet combines the finest local botanicals with pure Welsh water and being surrounded by the nature and beauty of the valleys, a whole lot of Hwyl! I’ve also included my ‘secret ingredient’ in Cygnet 22, Manuka honey, which I use to take care of my voice. All of this results in an ultra-premium gin that is so smooth you can sip it on its own. It was important for us to make something beautiful but sustainable and all products across the Cygnet range will come with a promise to walk the walk.”
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The Cygnet range includes a repackaged and refined version of Cygnet Welsh Dry Gin, which progressed further with the launch of Cygnet 22. The Cygnet name is inspired by a baby swan, the animal symbolic of Swansea and the use of the number 22 for Cygnet 22 has special significance for Katherine as the expression was created in the year 2022, using 22 botanicals. Notably, Katherine was 22 years old when she was offered the largest recording deal in classical music history, so the number is close to her heart.
In collaboration with her film-maker husband Andrew Levitas and Eric Villency, who designed products such as Peloton and Rock Star Energy drinks, Katherine designed the reusable glass bottles, brand logos and selected the botanicals for Cygnet 22. The dragon, the symbol of Wales, is incorporated on both bottles and Cygnet Welsh Dry Gin is also decorated with white daffodils, the national flower of Wales. Get stories like this straight to your inbox with our newsletters.
Cygnet Welsh Dry Gin has an ABV of 40% and is made using pure Welsh water and 12 botanicals from around the world, including almonds, chamomile flower, cardamom seeds, coriander seeds, juniper berries and lemon peel.
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