Pengelly’s Cornish Spirits is the brainchild of Nigel Pengelly, and his wife Serena.
Nigel was brought up in Porthleven, or rather on a farm less than a mile from the centre of the port, where he worked as a herdsman.
The farm is still there, and the Pengellys (now living on St Peters Way), still farm part of it. The Pengelly’s always liked a tipple and so the idea of a gin for Porthleven was born.
Nigel met up with his old mate and school chum William Tyler-Street, who owns the award-winning Curio Distillery at Mullion, and after a host of tasting sessions – Pengelly’s Porthleven Gin was ready for production.
Porthleven Gin was designed to be smooth above everything else, and not overpowering. Although there are hints of citrus and coriander, this is a gin you can choose to flavour yourself away from a world of increasing wild and varied flavoured gins.
We hope you like this taste of Porthleven.