The journey of Plymouth Gin is synonymous with the British Royal Navy, its sailors and ships. But its not just the choice of seafaring pioneers, but also bartenders around the world.

Over the years our vintage gin has won gold medals and been judged by experts, across the world beating many well-known brands in the process.

Awards for Blackwoods 2017 Gin

Our initial plan was to make grappa - known as husk spirit in South Africa - as well as other digestifs. Our first steps into gin started after we did a course in distilling and we realized that gin is actually a fascinating product to make. Using a 5 liter glass still we started experimenting with different recipes, only to discover than coming up with a good one, especially after some disastrous results, was not a trivial problem. In the process of fine-tuning our gin recipes we learned the art of distilling, and now also make grappa from pomace sourced from a local winery, as well Once complete this will be more than just a production facility, it will provide an opportunity for visitors to immerse themselves in the world of gin and we plan for this to be integrated fully into the distillery visitor experience at Inverkip.”

Sibling Triple Distilled Gin is produced from start to finish in Cheltenham, from a base spirit that is also produced in-house at the Sibling Distillery. Fishers is an artisan British gin distilled on the Suffolk coast that uses rare botanicals to create a gin as pure and wild as the sea. A husband and wife team with a passion for premium quality gin. Loch Ness produce rare Scottish Highland gin at their ancestral home. Two Birds Spirits was founded in 2013, in the quaint British countryside town of Market Harborough, Leicestershire. The first gin distilled in Yorkshire, made with traditional slow distillation methods and pure Yorkshire water.Hidden Curiosities Aranami Strength Gin – citrus twist / sliced pear and a sprinkling of dried barberries / Japanese sour plum, strawberry, or golden kiwi / shiso leaf dusted with crushed sansho pepper Blue Bottle is the epitome of boutique distilled Gin. Each batch is meticulously crafted in their copper still at the Three Fingers Distillery on Guernsey.

We plan to recruit local people, and we will also expand the number of local suppliers that we use. My colleagues are already working with the Inverclyde Community Development Trust and we hope we can continue working with them to provide training opportunities for local people who will become part of the Ardgowan team. Our Shetland botanicals are infused with juniper and coriander, plus other botanicals including lime, to give our dry gin its unique and complex flavour. Despite its Oriental Spices, Opihr is made at the oldest distillery in England, where gin has been traditionally distilled since 1761.We steep the botanicals in natural mineral water to release their gentle flavours before we go on to distillation in small batches using a traditional copper still. Using modern distilling methods our Old Tom Gin has been crafted based on research on methods and tools available around at the time. At the time Old Tom gin was being made there were no glass bottles so gin was generally transported in a variety of casks or barrels from distillery to pub. As a nod to this our Old Tom has been lightly rested in oak which has imparted a sweeter vanilla note. This, together with the addition of liquorish and cinnamon, has enhanced the subtle sweetness. Additional spices have been added to make this a smooth aromatic tipple.