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About Our Award Winning Gins
OUR GINS
It took over 6 months, more than 40 recipe variations, and over 300 expert testers to get to the smooth flavours you can now enjoy in Sky Wave’s award winning Signature London Dry Gin -–officially The World’s Best Contemporary London Dry Gin. We know you’ll love the result of our hard work.
We distil exactingly to the London Dry style using the ‘one shot’ method to create our multi-award winning signature gin. The perfect quantity of our 13 botanicals from around the world for each single batch are added directly to the wash, resulting in a fabulous, full-flavoured mouth feel. We add absolutely nothing afterwards except the finest Oxfordshire natural mineral water from Blenheim Palace, so that we can absolutely guarantee the flavours going in to your glass. It is distilled gently in very small batches, only a few hundred bottles at a time. This allows us to manage the flavour precisely and results in a remarkably smooth gin.
Signature London Dry Gin – The World’s Best Contemporary Gin
Sky Wave Old Tom Gin – Slightly Sweeter with a Hint of Spice
“Sky Wave Old Tom Gin has been awarded as a Winner in the Old Tom Gin category of The Gin Guide Awards 2024. The Judges were impressed by the light and citrusy aroma, the balance of sweetness with drier notes and citrus, and the full-bodied mouthfeel. Individual Judge’s comments included describing Sky Wave Old Tom Gin as ‘coating the tongue pleasingly with a honeyed sweetness’ and having ‘a lovely combination and balance of flavours’, supporting the gin’s score being in the ‘Exceptional’ score range.” – The Gin Guide Awards 2024
Old Tom is a very old style of English gin, dating back to the 17th Century. Production techniques and ingredients were often very poor, resulting in a rough-tasting drink. It was therefore sweetened slightly, and sometimes lightly spiced, to make it palatable, as it would usually have been drunk neat. This often resulted in a spirit that was no longer clear. Sky Wave has been faithful to this style, creating an exquisitely crafted historic gin brought up to date for the discerning 21st century drinker. Available in 700ml bottles only, 41%ABV.
Sky Wave Triple Distilled Vodka – Ultra Smooth, ‘A Game-Changer’
Sky Wave Zero – Alcohol-Free Distilled Spirit – Packed Full of Flavour but No Alcohol
Raspberry & Rhubarb Gin – A Fruity Dry Gin, Fruit Gin for Grown Ups™
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Sky Wave’s Raspberry and Rhubarb Gin is perfect for a lighter, fruitier gin and tonic. Hand crafted with home grown Oxfordshire rhubarb and ripe raspberries, it delivers a fruity burst which is full of flavour while being fresh and light. It retains the complexity of the signature Sky Wave Gin, while adding a delicate overtone of summer fruits.No colouring or sugars are added making this the perfect gin and tonic for gin lovers looking for something a little different; or why not try it topped up with your favourite Prosecco for a real treat? That amazing colour really is all natural. This genuine gin (at 42%ABV) is just fabulous!
Orange and Madagascan Vanilla Gin – A Deliciously Dry Gin, Fruit Gin for Grown Ups™
Sky Wave’s brand new Orange and Madagascan Vanilla Gin is a delicious cutting edge expression crafted over the course of an entire year by Sky Wave Gin’s Master Distiller, Andrew Parsons. This exquisite, subtle spirit was the highest scoring orange gin in the world at the 2021 International Wine and Spirits Competition.
Created with fresh oranges, never flavourings or essences, the zest and orange segments are steeped in our Signature London Dry before being crushed to extract their fabulous, alcohol imbued juice. It is this fruit juice which brings just a touch of natural sweetness to the gin, as no sugar or artificial sweeteners are added. Drinkers will perceive the warm, creamy hint of finest Madagascan vanilla, sourced directly from the growers.
Liberation London Dry Gin – Soft, Floral, Delicious
“Sky Wave Liberation London Dry Gin has been awarded as a Winner in the Contemporary Gin category of The Gin Guide Awards 2024. The Judges were impressed by the inviting aromas, the balance and complexity of classic and citrus flavours, and the serving with Tonic Water. Individual Judge’s comments included describing the Gin as having an ‘excellent combination of flavours on the palate’ and a ‘lovely, inviting nose’, supporting the gin’s score being in the ‘Exceptional’ score range.” – The Gin Guide Awards 2024
“Great juniper nose with angelica, and subtle citrus and herbs. Rich citrus and juniper flavours with a sweet cardamom note. Nicely balanced with good complexity.” – The World Gin Awards 2022 Judging Panel on awarding a GOLD medal. Sky Wave Liberation London Dry Gin is a smooth, soft, perfectly balanced gin at 42%ABV, created from 9 botanicals which reflect the nature growing around us in Lockdown, including raspberries and lemon verbena. Amongst its many medals, this outstanding gin was awarded a highly coveted Gold at the 2022 World Gin Awards.
Navy Strength London Dry Gin – The Gin Master. Seriously Strong, 57%ABV
“Sky Wave Navy Strength Gin has been awarded as a Winner in the High ABV Gin category of The Gin Guide Awards 2024. The Judges were impressed by the balance of prominent juniper, citrus and spice, the depth and length of the finish, and the serving with Tonic Water. Individual Judge’s comments included describing Sky Wave Navy Strength Gin as being ‘balanced, fresh and clean, leaving the palate wanting more’ and making ‘a beautifully balanced G&T’, supporting the gin’s score being in the ‘Exceptional’ score range.” – The Gin Guide Awards 2024
This is the award-winning Navy Strength version of Sky Wave Gin – same great smooth taste, but bottled at 57% ABV. It is so good it scooped the much-coveted MASTER distinction, the highest award, not once but twice at the International Gin Masters, and a silver medal at the 2022 World Gin Awards – as well as many others. The increased alcohol really brings out the berry and citrus content, so you get a very slightly sweeter hit before the subtle spices kick in for that famous lingering finish.
Spiced Apple Gin Liqueur – Hugely Versatile, ‘Christmas in a Glass’
OUR STILLS
It’s traditional to name gin stills, and all our stills are named after our dogs, past and present – Basca, Tessie and Tilly.
Our main production still is a fabulous copper still, named Basca after our Master Distiller’s faithful staffie-lab cross, which was by his side throughout most of his military career. He is a 200L kettle with an onion dome and column. We don’t agree with reflux plates and sight glasses (the columns with lots of little round windows you often see on gin stills) – we believe these strip flavour, not add to it – and indeed most distilleries bypass this column when producing gin, although they won’t tell you that! We designed our still specifically to replicate Tessie on a larger scale, with the wonderful team at The Craft Distilling Business. We use Basca for most of our own brand gins, and for our bespoke gins for our prestigious clients. He will produce about 500 bottles per run.
Our small production still is 50 litres and also has a traditional copper column. This was our first full size production still, and was made in America. She’s called ‘Tessie’ after our beloved springer spaniel whom we lost in 2017 aged 13. Tessie is is used for our smaller runs and will produce about 100 bottles at a time.
Last but certainly not least is our first ever still, Tilly. She was actually our production still for the first few months after we launched, but as she only produces 2 bottles at a time she was quite demanding! She is a 2 litre traditional copper alembic still made in Portugal, a design which is potentially thousands of years old but which works wonderfully for distilling gin. Because it’s a much smaller still, we have named it ’Tilly’ after our lovely springer spaniel, who was a puppy at the time. She is now used for product development.
