Feathers Hotel has Guinness World Record gin collection Published duration 1 June 2012

image caption Jeremy Duplessis (left) has been collecting gin at his hotel for three years

A hotel in Oxfordshire now holds the world record for the largest collection of gin.

Guinness World Records took 45 minutes to count 161 different varieties at The Feathers Hotel in Woodstock on Friday.

General manager Jeremy Duplessis said: "We have picked up gins from all corners of the world, so it's great to have our efforts rewarded."

He was presented with an official certificate for "the most varieties of gin commercially available".

He said: "We're really delighted. It's a great moment for the hotel and the team.

"It's fantastic for Woodstock because it puts it on the map, and it also kicks the Queen's Jubilee off in a traditional way as we all know she loves a gin and tonic."

Mr Duplessis said he was informed by the adjudicator that the previous record was beaten "three-fold".

He added: "It goes to show that if anyone wants to emulate us and jump on the back of the achievement they'll have to put in a lot of investment time to look around and source stuff."

The hotel's collection took three years to amass.

It includes brands from The Netherlands, Spain, Japan, the US, and Poland.