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Part two: We did it! Our Silent Pool Gin VW Polo, driven by expedition leader John Griffiths, has crossed the finish line of the epic epic Mongol Rally having driven 10,000 miles through seven time zones. The 18 year old car was prepared by students from The GASP Motor Project and has journeyed across terrain that is so demanding that fewer than 25% of the cars in the rally manage to finish. Resplendent in Silent Pool Gin colours, the car left the distillery on July 19th and has since

Part one: From The Silent Pool Distillery to Kazakhstan Silent Pool Gin has teamed up with expedition leader John Griffiths for the adventure of a lifetime on the Mongol Rally 2019. Described as 10,000 miles of chaos from Europe to Russian Mongolia across mountain, deserts and steppe on roads ranging from bad to impassable, there is no set route and fewer than 25% of the cars that start the rally manage to reach the finish. We’re working with John as part of our Silent Pool Gin #forthesp

Silent Pool Gin wins a gold medal in the 2019 Spirits Business Gin Masters competition. The Spirits Business Gin Masters competition is a hotly contested event. With over 300 entries this year it was the biggest Global Spirits Masters in history. This is undoubtedly because gin’s popularity has never been greater. We believe that, as an independent distiller, we are very much leading the way for handcrafted gin. So we were thrilled to win a Gold medal in the Ultra Premium category. Our f

The Silent Pool Gin cocktail competition final had the distillery buzzing as six finalists- all professional UK bartenders - presented their unique cocktails to an excited crowd of guest and expert judges, and friends. The finalists were Colin Maher of Hawksmoor Guildhall in London, Phoebe Duran of The Blues Kitchen in London, Mark McClintock of Every Cloud in London, Sam Wood from Jake’s Bar and Grill in Leeds, Billy Snipp from the Canary Gin Bar in Bath and Louis Moon from The Hideout

Our take on the classic James Bond cocktail from Casino Royale.Ingredients50ml Silent Pool Gin25ml Wry vodka25ml Lillet blancMethodShake it all together with ice and double strain into chilled cocktail glassGarnishLemon zest and a DB5 (optional)