Sipsmith London Dry Gin

Sipsmith London Dry Gin is a 41.6% ABV (83.2 proof) London dry gin in a 750mL bottle — 10 botanicals macerated overnight and distilled the slow way in copper pot stills ("Prudence," "Constance," and "Patience") via the one-shot method, with only the heart cut kept and the gin bottled straight from the still, proofed with Lydwell Spring water, available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

• ABV: 41.6% (83.2 proof)
• Size: 750mL
• Age: unaged (NAS gin)
• Production: 10 botanicals, copper pot still, one-shot method (~400 bottles per batch), heart cut only, bottled straight from the still
• Botanicals: Macedonian juniper, Bulgarian coriander, French angelica root, Spanish liquorice root, Italian orris root, Spanish ground almonds, Chinese cassia, Madagascan cinnamon, Seville orange peel, Spanish lemon peel
• Origin: Sipsmith Distillery, Chiswick, London, UK — recipe derived from the 18th-century The Art of Distilling

London's Copper-Pot Revival

When Sipsmith fired up its stills in 2009, it was the first copper-pot gin distillery to open in London in roughly 200 years. The London Dry is the gin that started it all: English wheat neutral spirit, 10 carefully sourced botanicals macerated overnight, and a single slow distillation in small copper pot stills. The one-shot method means the gin is never re-distilled or blended up from concentrate — each ~400-bottle batch is the heart cut, proofed down with Lydwell Spring water and bottled. That restraint is the point: a textbook London Dry with real weight. Shop the Sipsmith range, or compare the juniper-forward VJOP and the citrus-led Lemon Drizzle to taste the family.

Tasting Notes

Bold juniper and dry coriander lead, with citrus peel brightness, orris-root florals, and a whisper of cinnamon and cassia underneath. The mouthfeel is oily and full for a London Dry; the finish is clean, dry, and classically junipery.

How to Enjoy

The definitive gin-and-tonic gin — juniper-forward enough to stand up to quality tonic. Equally at home in a 5:1 martini with a lemon twist or an orange-peel Negroni.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "one-shot" distillation mean?
The botanicals are distilled once, slowly, and only the heart of the run is kept — no re-distillation, no blending up from concentrate.

How many botanicals are in it?
Ten, including Macedonian juniper, Bulgarian coriander, French angelica root, and Seville orange peel.

Why is it 41.6% ABV?
That's the bottling strength Sipsmith chose for the London Dry — higher than the old 40% standard, giving the botanicals more presence.

Where does the recipe come from?
It's derived from an 18th-century distilling book, The Art of Distilling, adapted for Sipsmith's copper pot stills.

The gin that brought copper-pot distilling back to London — order Sipsmith London Dry Gin online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.