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Summer 2026

Summer distilled. Fresh, zesty, and vibrant. On the nose, grapefruit zest lifted by Pelargonium 'Prince of Orange', with a whisper of mint. The flavour opens with bright grapefruit, deepens with herbal notes of mint and marjoram, warms with a touch of candied ginger, and finishes long and clean.

Our 2025 release comprises 100 perfect bottles.

50cl | 44% ABV

£55.00 GBP
£55.00 GBP
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The process

Each botanical in Summer 2026 is cold-distilled individually at our Kensal Green distillery. Mint is delicate. Grapefruit is volatile. Pelargonium releases its character differently to Marjoram. By distilling each one separately, we give every botanical the conditions it needs to express itself.

Cold distillation protects what heat would destroy. It's a slower, more demanding way to work. But it's the reason the grapefruit tastes like grapefruit, and the pelargonium arrives exactly as it should.

As a family-run operation, we keep production small by intention, not constraint. Every bottle is filled, numbered, and sent out by hand. Summer 2026 is limited to one hundred bottles.

The season passes, but the bottle remains.

Tasting notes

Nose: bright citrus , sun-warmed mint, a whisper of garden herbs. Palate: ripe grapefruit, soft green botanicals and a hint of candied ginger. Finish: clean and herbal, with a gentle cooling linger.

How to serve

Best served chilled, long over ice with classic tonic and a slice of pink grapefruit. The citrus lifts, nothing crowds.

For something with more intent, shake with lemon and a touch of sugar, then top with champagne for a French 75. The effervescence carries the botanicals clean through the finish.

Shipping

Every order is carefully wrapped, packaged and dispatched direct from the distillery in Kensal Green.

A shipping cost of £4.99 for all UK deliveries will be added at checkout. Free shipping is available for orders over £100.

What our customers say

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Questions worth asking

Why only 100 bottles?

Because beyond that, something is lost. Not just in quality control, but in intention. Every bottle of Patience is numbered by hand, filled by hand, and sent out into the world with full awareness of where it's going. A hundred bottles means we know every batch intimately. It means nothing is rushed, nothing is scaled, nothing is compromised. When your bottle is gone, it's gone — and the next season begins.

What does cold distillation actually mean?

Most gin is distilled at high temperatures, which is efficient but brutal on delicate botanicals. Cold distillation works under reduced pressure, which lowers the boiling point of liquids significantly. This means we can extract the volatile aromatic compounds — the ones that give each botanical its character — without destroying them with heat. The result is a gin that tastes closer to the ingredient itself. Fresher. More alive. More honest.

Why does the season matter?

Each Patience release is built around a feeling — the particular lightness of Spring, the warmth of Summer, the quiet of Winter. The botanicals we choose are selected to evoke that mood precisely. Not to represent the season literally, but to capture its character. This is the gin equivalent of terroir — the idea, borrowed from the greatest wine traditions, that what surrounds a thing, the moment, the hands, the intention, becomes part of what ends up in the glass. Like a great vintage, each expression is unrepeatable. The season passes. The bottle remains.

Why distil every botanical separately?

Because every ingredient has its own personality, and its own demands. Rhubarb is delicate. Lime is volatile. Honeycomb releases its character at a different temperature to sea salt. If you distil them together, you get a compromise — a blended signal where the quieter notes are drowned out by the louder ones. By distilling each botanical alone, we give every ingredient the conditions it needs to express itself fully. The final gin is then a precise blend of individual distillates, each at its best. It takes considerably longer. It is absolutely worth it.