Lisa describes it as “that exact second when the anchor drops, the sails are furled, the coastline catches the last golden light of the sunset, and the noise of the world finally slows down.” It’s this feeling that inspired “the art of the slow pour”, the belief that a well-made spirit is best enjoyed by taking a moment to pause, pour and savour the company around you.
“In a world that forces an exhausting, instant-gratification hustle, each gin is an invitation to deliberately step off the grid and inhabit the stillness,” she reinforces.
Drawing on her former career as a fashion designer, Lisa approached Six Fathoms much as she would any design project. Every element was carefully considered, from the weight of the bottle and the texture of the label to the way the spirit unfolds in the glass. “I look at a bottle of gin the way I used to look at a bespoke garment,” she explains. “It is about texture, structure, silhouette, and how it drapes across the senses.” For Six Fathoms, the bottle and the spirit are never separate ideas; they’re part of the same carefully crafted experience.