‘King of Lemons’ -GONDHORAJ
The fragrance is all thanks to the king of aromas, Gondhoraj—a reclusive member of the lime family and a distant cousin of Kaffir lime—known for its esoteric ability to push people into a paroxysm of happy memories.
But this culinary love affair with Gondhoraj comes to an end once you step out of the borders of Bengal! Because the King is indeed true to its soil, refusing to grow in any place other than Bengal.
However, despite its rooted relationship with Bengal, its fragrance has never failed to bewitch cocktails and spirits connoisseurs in and around the world. And that is how its tantalising fragrance travelled across the seas to England to birth the unique Rangpur-flavour gin, by the famous British gin brand, Tanqueray.
Gondhoraj is a cross between Lime and Mandarin orange. Also known as Markut Lime or magood Lime. The biological name of this lemon is ‘Citrus hystrix’.
