The labels also read: "Our premium gin raises a glass to King William, the regal father of gin distilling in the UK. The charity highlighted the importance of symbolism and how historical figures, imagery, colours and dates could be viewed in the context of identity, intolerance and religious prejudice in Scotland today.

The British Mutiny Act of 1720 absolved tradesmen engaged in distilling from having to billet soldiers. also appeared without a percentage sign – the panel said this “framed the number as a historical date reference in the context of King William of Orange”.The labels on both gins include the well-known image of King William with his sword in his hand astride his white horse at the Boyne. William and his wife Mary encouraged the distillation of gin throughout their reign, granting permission for anyone to make the spirit in their home if they wanted to. It said: “The combination of elements on the label were likely to be divisive and inflammatory and would further fuel division in certain communities where religiously aggravated crime was still prevalent. Love this gin normally only stay with non flavoured buts its my grandads anniversary soon and he was an ornageman its a lovely cheers for him. The “repetition” of the drink’s alcoholic strength – which appeared five times – was also highlighted as problematic.

When the product is delivered, you must be able to provide a valid driving licence or passport as proof of age. Distilled five times for "exceptional purity", the gin is made using carefully selected botanicals including orange peel, coriander, angelica, lime, cassia and nutmeg to create a "fresh, vibrant spirit" that is "bursting with plenty of orange citrus notes". Giving the ABV to two decimal places was interpreted as a reference to the year 1690, when William of Orange’s Protestant forces defeated the army of deposed Catholic monarch James II at the Battle of the Boyne. Originally De Kuyper was a manufacturer of 'kuipen'; wooden barrels for transporting jenever and beer.

The botanicals needed to flavour the jenever were supplied by the Amsterdam based Dutch East India Company, the world's first multinational.