Sipsmith London Dry Gin

About Sipsmith London Dry Gin

Situated in a former microbrewery on a west London street in England, Sipsmith Independent Spirits Distillery is home to London's first new gin in nearly two centuries. The distillery was founded by a triumvirate — Sam Galsworthy (who previously worked at a microbrewery), Fairfax Hall (a former Diageo representative) and Jared Brown (a master distiller who has crafted new spirits in Vietnam, Norway, Sweden and the United States) — with the goal of producing a traditional yet authentic craft gin.

Sipsmith London Dry Gin is crafted using ten carefully selected botanicals, including Macedonian juniper berries, Bulgarian coriander seed, French angelica root, Spanish liquorice root, Italian orris root, Spanish ground almond, Chinese cassia bark, Madagascan cinnamon, Sevillian orange peel and Spanish lemon peel. "The best botanicals make the best gin — no way around it," says Brown, who has been distilling spirits for over a dozen years.

Once the botanicals arrive at the distillery, they are distilled through a copper-pot still named Prudence (Prudence is able to produce approximately 280 bottles of gin each day). "Prudence is the first copper still installed in London in nearly 200 years. We designed her with Germany's oldest distillery producers, Christian Carl — a small, family business that has been crafting stills since 1869. She is the only one like this in the world. "The still is designed with a bespoke pot, column still and carter head, which makes it incredibly versatile.

After the botanicals have been distilled through Prudence, the gin is brought to proof with water sourced from the Lydwell Spring before being bottled by hand. Sipsmith Gin has a floral aroma, with notes of summer meadow, mellow juniper and citrus. The aroma gives way to notes of lemons, orange zest, strawberry jam and piney juniper on the palate, and leads to a finish accented by hints of tart lemon and lime.

The gin earned the Gold Medal at the Great Taste Competition and the International Wine and Spirits Competition in 2012. In addition, it won the Masters Medal at the Gin Masters Competition in 2011 and earned a score of 93 points from the Beverage Testing Institute.

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