Scottish Gin Botanicals
Discover what’s at the heart of our gin: the Scottish gin botanicals, carefully chosen for flavour, balance and character.
Built around flavour and balance
Created from the heart by our family team
Every botanical has a job to do. Some bring structure, some lift the aroma, some add warmth, and some help smooth the edges. Together, they shape the character of our small-batch Scottish gin, distilled by us in Clackmannan and rooted in Scotland’s landscape, heritage and distilling story.
That careful balance helps us create award-winning spirits with real Scottish character, crafted to stand proudly alongside some of the very best in the industry.
Our Scottish Gin Botanicals
JUNIPER
The Heart of Every Gin
Juniper is the defining botanical in every gin and forms the foundation of our award-winning Scottish London Dry Gin. Despite often being referred to as a berry, juniper is actually a seed cone produced by the female juniper plant. These small blue-purple cones contain aromatic oils that create the unmistakable pine, citrus and resinous character that gin is known for.
We source high-quality organic juniper from Albania, a region renowned amongst distillers for producing exceptionally aromatic juniper with a naturally high essential oil content. The combination of climate, altitude and growing conditions helps create seed cones that deliver bright pine notes, subtle citrus character and remarkable consistency from batch to batch.
During distillation, juniper provides the structure around which all other botanicals are balanced. It creates the crisp backbone that supports our citrus, spice, floral and herbal notes while contributing to the clean, refreshing finish expected from a premium London Dry Gin.
The result is a spirit with a classic juniper-forward character, carefully balanced to deliver complexity without overwhelming the palate — a hallmark of traditional gin making and one of the reasons our spirits have earned recognition on the international stage.
ORRIS ROOT
BALANCE & FIXER
Soft and earthy, helping bind the botanicals together and carry the flavour through.
CUBEB PEPPER
AROMATIC PEPPER
Dry, aromatic and lightly peppery, bringing extra complexity and a subtle spice note.
CHAMOMILE
SOFT FLORAL LIFT
Soft, floral and delicate, helping round the edges and gently soften the aroma. Locally foraged for our Scottish gin.
BAY LEAF
HERBAL & SAVOURY
A quiet herbal depth that works beautifully with juniper, citrus and spice.
CORIANDER
CITRUS & SPICE
Bright, citrusy and gently spicy, helping lift the gin through the middle of the palate.
PIMENTO
GENTLE WARMTH
Also known as allspice, adding soft warmth with hints of clove, cinnamon and pepper.
SALT
COASTAL SMOOTHNESS
A careful touch of Blackthorn Scottish Sea Salt from the Ayrshire coast helps round the edges of our spirits, giving a smoother, richer mouthfeel without making the gin taste salty.
BERRIES
SEASONAL FRUIT LIFT
Mixed berries bring natural fruit character, gentle sweetness and a bright seasonal colour to some of our limited-run gins.
ORANGE PEEL
SWEET CITRUS LIFT
A bright citrus note that lifts the aroma and brings a clean, fresh edge.
SWEET CICELY
FORAGED HERBAL SWEETNESS
A gentle local botanical with soft herbal character and a natural sweetness that supports our dry gin.
BLACK CARDAMOM
WARMTH & SPICE
Warm, gently smoky and spiced, adding depth without overpowering the gin.
Our Flavour Profile
Built around classic juniper, our gin layers bright orange peel with warm spice, soft herbal notes and gentle earthy depth.
Coriander seed, cubeb pepper, black cardamom and pimento bring warmth and complexity, while bay leaf and sweet cicely add freshness and balance.
Chamomile softens the edges, orris root helps bind the flavours together, and our Blackthorn Salt finish gives the spirit its smooth, rounded character.
Distilled by us in Clackmannan using Ochil Hills water, every botanical has a purpose and every flavour plays its part.
Why Our Water Matters – Ours Is From The Hills
Soft local water from the hills above our distillery.
Water plays a quiet but important role in every spirit we make. At our family-run distillery in Clackmannan, we use water from the Ochil Hills, the rolling landscape that rises above our part of Central Scotland.
For us, it is more than just an ingredient. It helps connect our gin and vodka to the place they are made: Clackmannanshire, Scotland’s smallest county, sitting between Stirling, Edinburgh and Glasgow, right at the heart of Scotland’s distilling story.
We use Ochil Hills water carefully through our process, including dilution, where it helps bring our spirits down to bottling strength while preserving balance, texture and flavour. The result is a spirit that feels smooth, clean and rounded, without losing the character built during distillation.
The Blackthorn Salt Difference
A subtle Scottish coastal finish that helps round, soften and balance our spirits.
We use a careful touch of Blackthorn Scottish Sea Salt in our spirits, sourced from the rugged Ayrshire coast. It is not there to make our gin or vodka taste salty. Used properly, it sits quietly in the background, helping round the mouthfeel, soften sharper edges and bring the flavours together.
Salt can also slightly raise the boiling point of water, supporting a cleaner, more controlled distillation process.
For us, that small detail matters. It helps create spirits that feel smoother, richer and more balanced, while still letting the botanicals and base spirit shine.
The result is subtle: a faint coastal lift, a softer finish and a spirit that feels rounded rather than sharp.
Our Pink Gin Botanicals
POMEGRANATE
JUICY FRUIT BALANCE
Juicy, bright and lightly tart, bringing fruit character without making the gin overly sweet.
HIBISCUS
FLORAL FRUIT
Bright, floral and gently fruity, helping shape the colour and character of our Pink Gin.
PINK PEPPERCORNS
FRAGRANT SPICE
Lightly warming and aromatic, adding colour, spice and lift to our Pink Gin.
LAVENDER
Soft, Floral & Herbal
Lavender adds a delicate floral lift to our Pink Gin, softening the bright pomegranate and pink peppercorn with a gentle herbal note and a smooth, rounded finish.
Our Scottish Gin & Vodka
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