Silhouette Stills London Dry Gin No 2

Hand-cut silhouettes, made by a street artist during a family holiday, gave Silhouette Stills its name and the images on its labels. Phillip Reed founded the distillery in Capel, Surrey, after a 40-year career in construction; a commercial distilling course in 2022 led to recipe development, licensing and, in 2025, the first bottles from a 200-litre copper still.

Citrus · Dry · Spicy · Floral

London Dry GinLondon DryA style, not a place of origin: every flavour comes from distilling natural botanicals. After distillation only water and a trace of sugar may be added, with no flavouring or colouring.GlossarySee London Dry gins No.2 is the spiced member of the range, bottled at 40% ABV. Its nine botanicals are juniper, coriander seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspiceAllspiceA dried berry that recalls clove, cinnamon and nutmeg all at once, hence its name.Glossary, ginger, vanilla, chamomile and orange. The distillery describes a balanced mix of bright citrus and warm spice, with a slightly sweet and floral finish. No.1, the first gin of the range, takes a different route with dates and blackberries alongside chamomile, nutmeg, ginger and vanilla, and Moonshine No.1, a 20% grain spirit infusedInfusionFruit or plants are steeped in the spirit to release their flavour. Done after distillation, infusion often adds colour too, and the gin can no longer be called London Dry.Glossary with dates, cinnamon and vanilla, completes the range.

The recipe moves in clear stages. Orange and coriander open with brightness, juniper gives the dry base, and then the spices build: ginger with a lively bite, cinnamon and nutmeg with rounder warmth, allspice adding depth. Vanilla softens the edges and chamomile, a gentle, honeyed flower, brings the floral note to the finish, so the gin feels warm without becoming heavy.

The spice is well judged: No.2 won a Gold award in the Spiced Gin category at the 2026 edition of The Gin Guide Awards; that same year the competition named Silhouette Stills New Distillery of the Year. Lengthened with Indian tonicIndian tonicThe classic tonic: sparkling water, bitter quinine and sugar. The name recalls colonial India, where quinine warded off malaria.Glossary, its vanilla is balanced by bitterness, and a wide slice of orange repeats the citrus opening; a short cinnamon stick adds warmth to the aroma on colder evenings.