News and events
From gin tasting to tours of The Surrey Copper Distillery. Why not attend one of our upcoming events?
Look out for our special tasting events with suggested signature serves and garnish recommendations. We will share rare glimpses of how our spirits are made and what influenced us and inspired us to create them. We also offer, at a location of your choice:
- expert spirit tasting workshops
- gin classes
Please contact us for details.
Events
John Lewis gin tasting
27 April 2019
Venue: Southampton store
Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Join us and try our lovely Copperfield London Dry Gin Volume 1.
Gin and Jazz Festival
17 May 2019
Venue: Great Fosters Hotel, near Egham
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tickets: Tickets available here
Surrey County Show
27 May 2019
Join us at our stand and look out for a 30 minute presentation on all things gin by our head distiller Chris.
John Lewis gin tasting
1 June 2019
Venue: Edinburgh store
Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Join us and try our lovely Copperfield London Dry Gin Volume 1.
John Lewis gin tasting
15 June 2019
Venue: Glasgow store
Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Join us and try our lovely Copperfield London Dry Gin Volume 1.
Haslemere Gin Festival
22 June 2019
Venue: Haslemere Museum
Time: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Tickets: Tickets available here
Shere Open Gardens
30 June 2019
Time: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Join us outside The White Horse for a G&T or special cocktail.
Sussex Gin Fest
13 July 2019
Venue: Borde Hill Garden near Haywards Heath
Time: 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Tickets: Tickets available here
News
New appointments for Professor Katherine Smart
December 2018
Professor Katherine Smart has been appointed as the new Chair of the Worshipful Company of Brewers’ Livery Committee and has also been elected to the Court of the Brewers’ Company. The Company is one of the oldest of the City guilds or livery companies with the objective of providing support to educational establishments and research in the field of Brewing. Founded in the late 13th century, the Brewers Company received a Royal Charter in 1438 from Henry VI. Katherine is the first woman to be elected to the Court in the history of the Brewers’ Company and she will be formerly inducted at Brewers’ Hall in London on 13 December 2018.
Chimes English Extra Dry Vermouth is launched
October 2018
Following on from the release of Copperfield London Dry Gin in June 2018, Dr. Chris Smart and Professor Katherine Smart are now launching their second product hot off the still of their Surrey Copper Distillery. Chimes English Extra Dry Vermouth is an English vermouth hand-crafted from Surrey Sauvignon blanc blended with a distilled spirit infusion made using twelve botanicals.
Katherine Smart appointed to academic position at The University of Cambridge
30 August 2018
The University of Cambridge and The Surrey Copper Distillery Limited are delighted to be able to announce the appointment of Katherine Smart to the role of University Lecturer in Brewing and Distilling Sciences in the School of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge effective 1 September 2018. Read the press releaseCopperfield London Dry Gin
A new gin that brings history to life
June 2018
From a modern, purpose-built family distillery in leafy Surrey, Dr Christopher Smart and his wife Professor Katherine Smart are launching a new gin, The Copperfield London Dry Gin, based on a recipe penned by Ambrose Cooper in his Complete Distiller first published in 1757.
The Distillery Is Formally Launched
3 May 2018
On 3 May 2018, we released our first press release coinciding with the launch of our website.