This is the gin that makes you understand what "a proper G&T" actually means. Pour it over a fat cube of ice, top with good tonic, and you get clean pine-fresh juniper lifting into bright lemon and orange. Bottled at a bold 44.1%, so it cuts through tonic, ice and a long Nairobi evening without going faint. If you only keep one gin on the shelf, this is the one that earns its spot.
First whiff is a summer meadow: floral, then that rounded juniper rolls in with a zesty citrus snap. Sip it and it starts gentle, almost dry, before a little sweetness opens up like lemon tart and orange marmalade. Then bolder juniper comes back through with a whisper of liquorice and warm spice. Full-bodied, properly dry on the finish, no rough edges. Classic done right, not flashy.
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Sipsmith fired up its copper pot still in a little Chiswick workshop in West London in 2009, the first traditional copper-pot gin distillery to open in the city in nearly 200 years. The still is named Prudence, and master distiller Jared Brown runs it the slow, honest way: "one-shot" distillation, meaning the ten botanicals go in and what comes out is the gin, not a concentrate watered down later. That's why it tastes this full and this true.
Good to know
- What is the price of Sipsmith London Dry Gin 1l?
Sipsmith London Dry Gin 1l is KSh 4,999 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Sipsmith London Dry Gin 1L taste like?
Pine-fresh juniper up front, then bright lemon and orange citrus with a touch of liquorice and warm spice. Full-bodied and properly dry on the finish. A textbook London Dry.
- What is the ABV of Sipsmith London Dry Gin?
It's bottled at 44.1%, a touch above the standard 40%, which is exactly why it stands up so well in a G&T or a Martini.
- How do I serve it?
Over loads of ice with good tonic and a lemon or orange twist, or stirred ice-cold into a Martini. It's also a great base for a Negroni.
- What food pairs with Sipsmith?
Brilliant alongside nyama choma, salt-and-pepper calamari, smoked salmon, a citrusy salad or some sharp aged cheddar.
- Where is Sipsmith made?
In Chiswick, West London, England. It launched in 2009 as the first traditional copper-pot gin distillery in London in nearly 200 years.
- What botanicals are in it?
Ten of them: juniper, coriander seed, angelica root, liquorice, orris root, ground almond, cassia bark, cinnamon, plus orange and lemon peel.
Sipsmith London Dry Gin 1l
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Sipsmith London Dry Gin 1l price in Kenya
Buy Sipsmith London Dry Gin 1l online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 4,999. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.