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THE OPIHR'S JOURNEYS
A journey Along the Ancient Spice Route
Opihr presents
The Last Overland
An epic expedition led by award-winning filmmaker and explorer Alex Bescoby:
21,000km across 23 countries and two continents in a 65-year-old Land Rover
The Last Overland is an epic expedition led by award-winning filmmaker and explorer Alex Bescoby, dubbed “the mother of all road trips”.
Driving 21,000km across 23 countries and two continents in a 65-year-old Land Rover, Alex and his team set out to recreate one of the 20th century’s greatest road journeys – The First Overland.
Back in 1955, a team of six Oxford and Cambridge university students launched themselves into the history books by being the first to drive from London to Singapore in two Land Rover Series I Station Wagons – ‘Oxford’ and ‘Cambridge’. A film about their journey was commissioned by none other than Sir David Attenborough, and the book about their journey is still in print after more than 60 years.
Alex studied politics and history at Cambridge University, and has spent much of the last decade working, exploring and living in South East Asia. He received the single largest UK film grant for his debut documentary about Burma’s lost royal family, We Were Kings and is currently presenting a six-part adventure/travel series – The Incredible Journey – for Canal+ International.
In 2017, after decades of being abandoned, battered by the elements and used as a makeshift chicken coop for many years, the original ‘Oxford’ Land Rover was miraculously rescued from a small island in the South Atlantic and lovingly restored back to full working condition. Alex and his team of explorers from Singapore, Indonesia, France, Belgium, the US and UK took up the challenge of returning the original vintage car to the road and driving it 21,000km on the reverse of Oxford’s historic route from the Singapore to London.
Discovering that The Last Overland expedition follows almost exactly the same path as the Ancient Spice Route – where OPIHR sources its exotic botanicals and spices = this was one journey not to be missed. Taking inspiration from the adventurous nature of the merchants who travelled the same route trading valuable spices many centuries ago, OPIHR joined Alex and the team on their adventure to rediscover the incredible cultures and flavours found along the route, some of which inspired the unique flavours found in our latest Regional Editions.
JOIN THE JOURNEY TODAY AND FOLLOW THE OPIHR'S TEAM ON THEIR ADVENTURE TO REDISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE CULTURES AND FLAVOURS ALONG THE ANCIENT SPICE ROUTE
The incredible cultures and flavours insipiring Opihr Oriental Spiced Gin
Drawing inspiration from our spice route heritage and incorporating global flavour trends from various locations, the three Regional Editions (Far East, Arabian & European) combine the unmistakable taste of OPIHR London Dry Gin with distinctive botanicals and regional flavours along the way. The connection of flavour and place gives each gin a stand-out flavour profile that is still unmistakably OPIHR, but with an inspiringly unique twist.
We start our journey with The Last Overland team in Myanmar to discover the spicy flavours of the Far East, where we source the warming Szechuan Peppers that provide our Far East Edition with its unique flavour combination.
Re-joining the team in Azerbaijan on the edge of Arabia, we explore the region’s love of citrus flavours, which is a staple in food and drink recipes across the region and inspired us to source the exotic citrus Black Lemons found in our Arabian Edition.
Lastly, we touched down in Europe, hooking up with Oxford and the team in the depths of the Bulgarian mountains where we meet the latest generation in a long line of Pelin-makers who uses bitters as a key ingredient in his recipe – similar to the aromatic bitters that we use in our European Edition.
Before beginning the epic journey from Singapore for The Last Overland expedition, we met Alex Bescoby and ‘Oxford’ in London to go in search of interesting flavours and spices that have made their way to the UK’s capital along these ancient global trade routes.
For centuries, London’s historic docklands were often the final destination for traders travelling along the spice route. Here they offloaded their wares before heading back out to sea.
Here in West Bank Quays we discover that this centuries-old tradition of global flavours is being continued by today’s street food vendors, including one chef from Afghanistan preparing a mouth-watering dish seasoned with black pepper and coriander – key ingredients in OPIHR Oriental Spiced Gin that provides the lingering warmth and soft spice finish. A gin so distinct, you can taste the journey of the spices in just one sip.
The adventure with The Last Overland starts here. Join the journey.
Next Stop, in Myanmar to discover the spicy flavours of the Far East
Introducing theOpihr Gin Range
Our OPIHR Gin is firmly rooted in the Ancient Spice Route, inspired by the adventurous spirit of the merchants travelling thousands of miles to trade exotic spices and botanicals from distant lands.
