Non-Alcoholic · London, England
Seedlip
Distilled non-alcoholic spirits rooted in a 17th-century recipe book.
- Founded
- 2015
- Founded by
- Ben Branson
- Based in
- London, England
Making it since
2015
Their story
Seedlip was created by Ben Branson, whose family has farmed in Lincolnshire for around 300 years. The name comes from the baskets farmers once used to hand-sow seed. After ordering a lackluster alcohol-free drink at a London restaurant, Ben came across The Art of Distillation, a 1651 book by physician John French that recorded non-alcoholic herbal remedies.
He started experimenting with a small copper still and herbs from his garden, spent two years refining the recipes, and launched in 2015 as what the brand calls the first distilled non-alcoholic spirit. Diageo-backed Distill Ventures invested early, and in 2019 Diageo took majority ownership, with Branson keeping a minority stake.
How it's made
Seedlip began with Ben distilling herbs from his garden in a small copper still, then two years of work refining the recipes. The range is built on distilled botanicals, with each expression drawing on a different mix of plants, and it is made to be mixed like a spirit.
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Why we carry them
We point people to Seedlip when they want a grown-up drink without the alcohol. Mix it with good tonic and a twist of citrus.
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