Sipsmith Sloe Gin

As limoncello is to Italy, so Sipsmith Sloe Gin is to England. It had been nearly 90 years since a new Gin distillery had popped up in London … not since Beefeater in 1920. Why? Because a bizarre set of regulations with regard to still size and such prevented startups, meaning that the homeland of Gin itself was bereft of three generations of growth, diversity, and innovation (Ginnovation?). It seems that government mucks things up everywhere. But then a few years ago in the middle of the economic crisis, almost inexplicably, British law got a bit out of the way and a bunch of craft distillers jumped once more unto the breach, with the good folks at Sipsmith leading the way! And they did it right. The founders of Sipsmith are genuine experts and they love great Gin and great cocktails. They bought their first still—a small batch copper beauty they named “Prudence” after the economic policies that opened the legislative doors for them. Sipsmith now has three stills—all of