Waterton’s was a true gent, a published scholar and his rich spirit of adventure led him to be the supposed influence behind fictional explorer Indiana Jones, and he certainly behaved like the Indiana Jones of his era. His refined background crossed with rugged stories of him wrestling caiman in the jungles of South America certainly provide a host of similarities between the Squire and his more modern day, fictional American counterpart.

It was Waterton’s adventurous spirit, bold approach and passion for nature that inspired us to capture these qualities in our small batch gin. With a strong focus on classic 19th century botanicals of Waterton’s period, South American cocoa nibs and pure mineral water from a spring only a few miles from our Yorkshire distillery, we’ve created a range of gins that celebrate Waterton’s passion for exploration, his Yorkshire roots and his South American travels.

And why the nightingale?
Waterton’s last entry into his journal on May 2nd 1865 read “On this night at 11 o’clock two nightingales were singing melodiously in the Park.”

It was the final time Waterton’s words were put to paper and it was this snippet that inspired the Nightingale on our label and led us to base our botanical selection and our range with Waterton and his nightingales at the heart of our work.