Where it all started
Sipsmith’s tale begins in 2007 with two childhood friends, Sam Galsworthy and Fairfax Hall, with a life-long affection for things well made…and Martinis. Before long they had been introduced to renowned drinks aficionado Jared Brown at a Negroni party and before the evening was out he was ready to join them on their mission to create the world’s best London Dry Gin.
The Gin-aissance
The founders faced a rather unexpected obstacle at the start of their venture in the form of a historic British law. An excise act still in effect from 1823 made it impossible for distillers to obtain a licence for a still under 1,800 litres and their shiny new still was only 300 litres. Yet, with persistent passion and unwavering vision their petition led to the law being changed in 2008. The gin-aissance was born and the spirit was once again crafted in genuinely small, characterful batches.
Uncompromising Craftmanship
The Three Founders shared the same vision: to smith an uncompromising London Dry Gin, the way it used to be made, the way it should be made. Patience was key when mastering their craftsmanship as well as a heathy dose of hard graft and a distinctive flair. On the 14th March 2009 the final recipe was made with our first still, Prudence. ‘Sipsmith’ the gin and the brand was born, inspired by the smithery you can savour with every sip. In 2014 we moved into our current home in leafy Chiswick where every drop of our gin is still made.
Only the best ingredients
Our botanicals are carefully sourced from all over the globe choosing only the very best quality ingredients. Our recipe was inspired by one found by our Master Distiller Jared in an eighteenth-century book called The Compleat Body of Distilling. Each day we load the stills with pure English wheat spirit and only enough botanicals to make one batch of gin in each still, a technique known as ‘single shot’ distilling, and never making a gin concentrate or adding spirit after distillation.
The new decade takes Sipsmith into the roaring Twenties, what better excuse for more sipping? Today the gin scene is booming and since becoming the first copper pot distillery to open in London since 1820, we have seen hundreds of distilleries open across the U.K. Gin is officially in.
Sipsmith was the first copper-pot distillery to open within Greater London in nearly two centuries and were pivotal to the resurgence of gin distilling in the UK. Their uncompromising craftmanship and passion for sourcing the best ingredients delivers amazing quality across their entire portfolio. We are delighted to include Sipsmith in the DISTOO range.
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