Distillery
Portobello
Portobello (Portobello Road) is a London producer known for Portobello Road No.171, a London Dry Gin born from The Ginstitute project in Notting Hill. It offers commercial products as well as tasting and training experiences related to gin.
- London · England · United Kingdom
- Since 2011
- 1 product
The story
The project began around 2011 in Notting Hill, above the Portobello Star pub, when the founders opened The Ginstitute as a gin museum/workshop and installed a small copper still (Copernicus II) for experiments. From The Ginstitute's work Portobello Road No.171 was developed; commercial production was later carried out in dedicated facilities and the brand expanded with limited editions and flavored variants.
Production philosophy
Combining history, education and experimentation: the brand was born as an expression of London's gin culture, favouring recipes inspired by traditional gins and offering educational experiences (The Ginstitute) to teach about botanicals and distillation.
Territory
Notting Hill (Portobello Road), London. Conceived and marketed as a London gin; commercial production takes place in the United Kingdom.
Production method
Recipes and experiments are developed in the educational space (The Ginstitute) using a small copper still for trials and blends; commercial production is carried out at specialised external facilities under technical supervision. A neutral grain spirit (from cereals) is used as the base and botanicals are integrated according to the recipes developed at The Ginstitute.
Distillation
Recipes and trials are developed on a small copper still (Copernicus II, 30L) at The Ginstitute; commercial production is performed at specialised distilleries/facilities in the United Kingdom (production partnerships).
Characteristics
- Type
- Distillery
- City
- London
- Categories
- London gin
- London Dry Gin
- craft gin
- sloe gin
- low ABV gin (Temperance)
- Raw materials
- neutral grain spirit from wheat (England)
- Representative products
- Portobello Road No.171 (London Dry Gin) - 70cl
- Portobello Road Sloeberry & Blackcurrant
- Portobello Road All Things Butter (limited edition)
- Portobello Temperance (low ABV)
What makes it distinctive
- Born as an educational/experiential project (The Ginstitute) on Portobello Road, Notting Hill.
- Flagship product: Portobello Road No.171, a London Dry Gin.
- Botanical experimentation on a small copper still (Copernicus II) followed by larger-scale commercial production.
- Range expanded with limited editions and variants (sloe, low ABV, collaborations).