Seaside Gin

Vancouver Island, Canada

Sheringham Distillery's signature gin from Saanichton on Vancouver Island, combining classic gin botanicals with local Pacific coastal ingredients — notably bull kelp and sea asparagus harvested from the BC coastline. A genuinely place-expressive gin: the botanical combination of juniper, locally foraged sea vegetables, and Vancouver Island honey creates a coastal, saline, umami-inflected profile that is unlike any continental gin. One of the most distinctly terroir-driven gins in Canada.

Pairing intelligence

• casual: The Seaside Gin's coastal botanical character — sea kelp, maritime botanicals, citrus — resonates directly with the oceanic sweetness of Dungeness crab; drawn butter amplifies the gin's natural richness.
• aperitif: Castelvetrano olive's buttery richness and briny salt is bridged by the coastal gin's sea-mineral botanical character. Thyme's aromatics reinforce the gin's herbal notes. A Pacific coast aperitif pairing that communicates terroir to the guest.
• aperitif: Seaside Gin's seaweed and kelp botanicals create a direct maritime-to-maritime complement with smoked herring. Both share the same origin — the Pacific Ocean — and the gin's botanical aromatics (iodine, brine, seaweed) are exact counterparts to the herring's cured-fish salinity. Sea salt crackers amplify the saline bridge; pickled cucumber's acid provides contrast and refresh; dill cream's herbal character bridges with the gin's citrus.
• aperitif: The radish's peppery bite and cultured butter's richness find a perfect partner in a coastal botanical gin. The salt element bridges the sea-influenced botanical profile. A Pacific coast aperitif pairing of real regional coherence.
• starter: Seaside Gin's oceanic botanical profile — sea asparagus, bladderwrack, and coastal herbs — mirrors the Pacific ceviche's oceanic freshness; the lime tiger's milk acidity resonates with the gin's own citrus backbone.