Sipsmith Sloe Gin

Sipsmith Sloe Gin is a 29% ABV (58 proof) sloe gin in a 750mL bottle — their award-winning London Dry Gin rested on wild, hand-picked sloe berries with a light hand on the sugar, made vintage by vintage at London's first traditional copper distillery in nearly two centuries, available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

• ABV: 29% (58 proof)
• Size: 750mL (US bottle; official UK format is 50cl)
• Style: sloe gin — gin macerated on wild sloe berries (a hedgerow fruit in the plum family) with a little sugar; "Britain's national liqueur, as limoncello is to Italy"
• Production: sloe berries harvested in autumn from British hedgerows and Dartmoor, macerated vintage by vintage — every vintage has its own character
• Origin: Sipsmith, 83 Cranbrook Road, Chiswick, London, England — founded 2009 by Fairfax Hall and Sam Galsworthy with master distiller Jared Brown; first released October 2010
• Award: reported Gold, 2015 San Francisco World Spirits Competition (retailer-reported)

Britain's National Liqueur, Made in Chiswick

Sipsmith helped restart London's gin scene — founded in 2009, it was the city's first traditional copper distillery since 1820 — and its Sloe Gin is the house's love letter to the British hedgerow. The recipe is simple and old: take the distillery's award-winning London Dry Gin, rest it on wild, hand-picked sloe berries harvested each autumn, add just enough sugar to balance, and bottle it vintage by vintage so every release carries its own character. Sloe berries are plum-family hedgerow fruit, and Sipsmith frames the result as "Britain's national liqueur, as limoncello is to Italy" — velvety, fruity, and deliberately not too sweet. Shop our gin collection, browse the Sipsmith range, or explore more liqueur-style gins.

Tasting Notes

Redcurrant and ripe winter fruits on the nose with stone-fruit and almond hints. The palate is velvety — cassis, soft cherry, sloe berries, a flicker of citrus zest — with balanced sweetness and a long, not-too-sweet finish.

How to Enjoy

Neat or on the rocks in winter — it's the classic cold-weather pour. Also excellent with tonic over ice, in a Charlie Chaplin, or drizzled over vanilla ice cream.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is sloe gin?
A traditional British liqueur made by macerating sloe berries (hedgerow fruit in the plum family) in gin with sugar.

Is it very sweet?
Deliberately not — Sipsmith stresses restraint with sugar; the finish is long and balanced rather than syrupy.

What's a "vintage" sloe gin?
Each year's autumn sloe harvest goes into its own bottling, so every vintage has its own character — "like a good wine."

How strong is it?
29% ABV — stronger than most liqueurs, lighter than gin.

London's hedgerow classic, bottled vintage by vintage — order Sipsmith Sloe Gin online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.