Fords Gin is made at Thames Distillers in London using wheat. The botanicals - including Spanish lemon peel, Turkish grapefruit peel and Chinese jasmine - are steeped in the stills for 15 hours before distillation. The result is a gin where the botanicals come to the fore.
Working in the world of spirits for over 20 years, founder Simon Ford realized that the ultimate cocktail gin did not exist. He set out to change this with the leaders of the craft cocktail movement - a small band of bartenders, distillers and professional drinkers. After various versions of a recipe, it was on attempt #83 that they cracked the code for Fords Gin.