What is a beefeater?

Question

I know its a brand of alcohol but what are they on the other side of the pond, england?

Answer 1

Guards who dress in strange clothes.

Take a look....

Answer 2

A guard for the Tower of London.

Answer 3

Beefeater Gin- is a brand of gin bottled, and distributed in the United Kingdom, by the company of James Burrough. It is a 47% alcohol product (94 proof) in the US and a 40% alcohol product (80 proof) elsewhere in the world (including the UK). This gin is distilled from "100% grain spirit". The bottle bears an image of a Yeomen Warder. The manufacturer has been in business since 1820 and is located in Kennington, London, England.

According to the Beefeater website, Beefeater Gin contains 9 different botanicals: Juniper, Angelica Root, Angelica Seeds, Coriander Seeds, Liquorice, Almonds, Orris Root, Seville Oranges, and Lemon Peel. These botanicals are steeped for 24 hours prior to distillation. Distillation takes 8 hours to complete.

Beefeaters

Yeomen of the Guard in the royal household, appointed, in 1485, by Henry VII., to form part of the royal train in banquets and other grand occasions. The old theory was that the word means “an attendant on the royal buffets,” Anglicised into buffeters or buffeteers, and corrupted into Beefeaters;

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Answer 4

Guards at the Tower of London