The London Distillery Company

The London Distillery Company (TLDC) was a briefly active distilling operation, founded in 2012 by drinks industry entrepreneur Darren Rook and angel investor, Nick Taylor. The name of the distillery was a revival of the proposed project by Ralph Dodd in 1807 which was promptly abandoned after a complaint by a neighbouring Essex-based corn distillery owned by the Tory MP, Philip Metcalfe. The 21st century TLDC was originally based in Battersea before moving to a new premises under a railway arch on London's 'Beer Mile' in Bermondsey in 2015.

The distillery primarily produced whisky and gin, and Darren Rook conducted experiments in rum distilling in early 2017. He departed the business later that year, however, and by 2020 the distillery's parent company was placed into administration following a failed crowdfunding round. It was then bought by the British Honey Company who briefly continued to produce its Keeper's Spirits gin there, eventually closing down the operation in 2022.