They Talked About It. We Bottled It.

It started, for many, with a podcast.

Help I Sexted My Boss — the cult audio confessional from etiquette authority William Hanson and the brilliantly unpredictable Jordan North — has done more for gin and Dubonnet than Buckingham Palace ever did.

They didn’t invent the drink. But they reminded people that some things never go out of style.

Every time the Queen’s favourite apéritif came up on air, a generation who’d never considered fortified wine suddenly found themselves curious. Bottles were bought. Glasses were poured. And in one particular case — ours — something more permanent took shape.

We heard it. We liked it. And we decided to bottle it.

G&D, as they call it, isn’t ours. But G&D, as you’re holding it now, is.

Inspired by what they drank, not affiliated. A bottled cocktail that takes the ritual further. Stronger. Colder. Easier to pour in the middle of a field or a first date.

You won’t hear us on the podcast. But if you listen carefully, you might just hear a cork.

Filed under:Broadcast references, liquid inspiration, and the drinks that travelled from mic to mouth.

Filed under:Sightings, English ritual, and things that arrive without being announced.