Made as a tribute to a very special Mum, Glendalough Rose Gin delivers a taste with “Depth and Meaning” this Mother’s Day

It's Mother's Day this Sunday and we’ve found just the gin to toast all the Mums out there - Glendalough Rose Gin. Rowdy Rooney, their Head Distiller first made it as a tribute to his Mum (whose name was also Rose!), using fresh flowers from her garden.

They start with wild botanicals, foraged every day from the surrounding mountains by full-time forager and Mum of three Geraldine Kavanagh. Along with these wild mountain plants, they add lots of fresh Rose petals – some wild, and some from Rowdy’s Mum’s Garden. The varieties are important he tells us. “Modern roses are bred to look good, but have lost a lot of their aroma,” he says. Heritage roses (the classic country garden rose) and Damask Roses (the oldest variety of rose) are the only ones that will do. “With careful management, the garden produces enough roses to be included in every batch. It does limit the amount we make, but that just makes it more special” adds Rowdy.  Enjoy alcohol responsibly