The East London Liquor Company was founded in 2014. Based on the site of an old glue factory in Bow, East London, the distillery also houses a bar and bottle shop, where visitors can purchase any one of the ELLC’s four Gins, Vodkas or Rums, along with a number of other Spirits, bitters and vermouths.
In 2013, founder Alex Wolpert, bought the land and transformed it; the cellars hold aging barrels of Whiskey, the back room holds the two custom-made copper pot stills, and the front is the bar.
Wolpert enlisted the help of an expert team, including distillery consultant Jamie Baxter, whose previous experience includes Williams Gin and the City of London Distillery, and set to work on creating the ELLC’s first offering; Gin – all before the doors opened in 2014.
The ELLC uses 100% British wheat Spirit to make its Gin and Vodka, and uses both vapor distillation and direct infusion to bring through flavors.