Smitty’s Hand Crafted Gin (Sistrunk Gin)

Smitty’s Sistrunk Gin: The Spirit of the Culture

Smitty’s Hand Crafted Gin carries its own mission right on the label. “To honor our roots, elevate our community, and pour the soul of Sistrunk into every glass,” it reads. In fact, Chris Smith and Desorae Giles-Smith of Smitty’s Wings commissioned it. It’s a tribute to the heart and soul of Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale. This is a gin with a hometown and a mission, a celebration of the culture, bottled.

What makes it genuinely rare is the sourcing. In fact, Smitty’s Sistrunk Gin uses 100% natural limestone spring water drawn directly from the Florida aquifer. It also uses 100% Florida-grown grains and Florida-grown juniper berries. The base spirit starts with red soft winter wheat, a grain prized for its soft, rounded sweetness. Nearly every gin on the shelf leans on imported juniper. In this category, the label stakes a bold claim: first to source wild Florida juniper berries. The payoff in the glass is a gin the label describes as silky, clean, and bursting with botanical flavor.

From the Aquifer to the Glass

Smitty’s created this gin, and Timber Creek Distilling in Crestview, Florida, distills and bottles it. This grain-to-glass craft distillery in the Florida Panhandle builds its spirits from raw grain, on site, in small batches. Also, limestone water, Florida wheat, wild Florida juniper: a gin this local doesn’t just tell a story, it grows one. Serve it in a crisp gin and tonic, shake it into a citrusy gimlet, or sip it chilled to let those botanicals speak. However you pour it, the back label says it best: this is the spirit of the culture, made for the block.

In short, Sistrunk Gin is best enjoyed in person. Come find it at one of our tours and tastings sessions in Crestview. And if you want spirits made under your own label, explore our private label program. You can also plan a private event here on the farm, or reserve our hands-on bourbon blending experience. Finally, for more on the process, read about how gin is made.