Monkey 47

Monkey 47 is a German gin made by Black Forest distillers.

The history of the Monkey 47 dates back to the 1940s... Read more

Monkey 47 is a German gin made by Black Forest distillers.

The story of the Monkey 47 goes back to the 1940s. The British Air Force commander (and son of a diplomat) Montgomery Collins was involved in the reconstruction of the German capital... Read more

Monkey 47 is a German gin made by Black Forest distillers.

The story of Monkey 47 goes back to the 1940s. British Air Force commander (and son of a diplomat) Montgomery Collins was helping to rebuild the German capital, and was keen to get the Berlin Zoo back on its feet. He sponsored a monkey named Max, which was present at the time.

In 1951, Montgomery Collins migrated to the Black Forest region and opened a guesthouse, "The Wild Monkey". There, he discovered the local tradition of fruit distillation and decided to develop a gin.
He named it "Max The Monkey - Schwarzwald Dry Gin".

Much later, in 2008, Alexander Stein set up the Black Forest distillery and created "Monkey 47", based on Montgomery Collins' original recipe. The name combines Collins' original appellation with the number of botanical ingredients used. Read less

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