My father worked in steel, and his father before him. I also worked in steel alongside my father. So did my uncles, my cousins, and most of the men I grew up around — a family that lived inside the heat and the noise of one of the hardest industries this country ever built.
Steelmaking does not tolerate mediocre. The metal will tell you. The men around you will tell you sharper. You learn that the work is the work — no clever way out, no shortcut that holds, no story that survives a bad batch.
We make gin to the same standard. Small batch. Hand-crafted. Nothing in the bottle that has not earned its place. When we say Forged In Sheffield®, we mean it the way our fathers meant it — not a phrase. A fact.
The making
Small but capable.
We work in small batches. One copper still, hand-loaded, run slow enough to keep what matters. Our facility is small but capable — Sheffield-sized, Sheffield-built, run by people who learned to make things properly. Nothing here is sourced and rebadged. Every bottle is ours.
Our Gins
Our Gins.
Steel City Gin®
London Dry · Sheffield-distilled
Our flagship. Juniper-led with citrus brightness and a long dry close — the gin we want in the bottle when nothing else is being said.
ABV
42%
Style
London Dry · Sheffield-distilled
Botanicals
Juniper
Coriander seed
Angelica root
Cubeb
Liquorice root
Cardamom
Lemon peel
Orange peel
Tasting notes
Juniper-led · Citrus-bright open · Dry spice close
Steel City Blackberry & Pear®
Contemporary fruit-led
Soft hedgerow fruit on the dry-gin backbone. Blackberry and pear lift the nose; juniper holds the line on the palate.
ABV
40%
Style
Contemporary fruit-led
Botanicals
Juniper
Coriander seed
Angelica root
Blackberry
Pear
Lemon peel
Tasting notes
Soft blackberry nose · Pear-forward palate · Gentle dry finish
Steel City Cardamom & Ginger®
Contemporary spice-warm
A spice-led gin built for cold months and short days. Bright cardamom up front, fresh ginger heat on the swallow.
ABV
42%
Style
Contemporary spice-warm
Botanicals
Juniper
Coriander seed
Angelica root
Green cardamom
Fresh ginger root
Lemon peel
Tasting notes
Juniper with bright cardamom · Ginger warmth on the swallow · Long dry finish
Steel City Lemon & Lime®
Contemporary citrus-led
Our summer pour. Sherbet-bright lemon and lime over a juniper base, with a soft pink-pepper hint to keep it from feeling thin.
ABV
40%
Style
Contemporary citrus-led
Botanicals
Juniper
Coriander seed
Angelica root
Lemon peel
Lime peel
Lemon verbena
Pink peppercorn
Tasting notes
Sherbet-bright open · Soft pepper hint · Crisp dry close