Juniper berries give off fresh, woodsy notes with a subtle fruity citrus flavour and hint of spice. A principle ingredient in gin recipes, they can also be used in beer recipes to impart their flavours and aromas.

Made from lightweight muslin, this bag is perfect for hops additions or for holding botanicals when making gin.

Measures approximately 38cm in length and 10cm in width

A premium mix of botanicals to craft a gin with fresh bright citrus notes, a lively juniper character, and an elegant light spicy finish. Will produce a gin similar to Bombay Sapphire Blue Gin.

Instructions:
• Pour approximately one tenth of the larger botanicals into 2.5 Litres of spirit,
leave to soak for up to 24 hours
• Add the flavoured spirit to the boiler, straining out botanicals and top up
with water
• Add the remaining botanicals into a Pure Distilling Gin Basket and attach
to condenser
• Run distillation, extracting approximately 2.25L @ 40% ABV

A premium mix of botanicals to craft a Dutch Style Gin.

Instructions:
• Pour one third of the botanicals into 2.5 Litres of spirit, leave to soak for up to
24 hours
• Add the flavoured spirit to the boiler, straining out botanicals and top up
with water
• Add the remaining botanicals into a Pure Distilling Gin Basket and attach
to condenser
• Run distillation, extracting approximately 2.25L @ 40% ABV

Make your own authentic premium Gins! Our thoughtfully curated botanical packs are designed to replicate the distinct flavours of popular gin styles. Ideal for use with a gin basket to craft top-quality gins, mimicking the procedure used in commercial distilleries.

London Dry Gin will produce a traditional dry gin flavour, similar to Gordon’s London Dry Gin

Instructions:

• Pour approx. one-third of the botanicals into 2.5L of ~40% ABV spirit and allow them to soak for up to 24 hours. (Note: Soaking in higher-strength spirit, such as 90+% ABV, can extract harsh or off-flavours from the botanicals, so it’s important to stick to ~40%.)
• After soaking, strain out the botanicals and pour the flavoured spirit into your boiler. Top up with cold water to the MAX fill line.
• Place the remaining botanicals into a gin basket  and attach it to your condenser.
• Begin distillation. You should collect approximately 2.25L at an average strength of ~40% ABV. The spirit will initially come off at around 70–75% ABV, gradually decreasing as the run progresses. The main “hearts” cut typically comes off between 30–50% ABV. Stop collecting once the boiler temperature reaches 98°C.

Note: We reference ~40% ABV here because if all collected distillate was combined in one jug, the overall average strength would be close to 40%. However, we recommend collecting in separate fractions—heads, hearts, and tails—to allow for better control over flavour and quality. 

A blend of Juniper Berries and traditional botanicals to make a basic
Gin base, perfect for you to add your own distinct touch to!

Instructions:
• Pour one third of the botanicals into 2.5 Litres of spirit, leave to soak for up to
24 hours
• Add the flavoured spirit to the boiler, straining out botanicals and top up
with water
• Add the remaining botanicals and your own flavour selection into a
Pure Distilling Gin Basket and attach to condenser
• Run distillation, extracting approximately 2.25L @ 40% ABV

A stainless steel mesh canister that is 140mm long with a hook to hang from the thermowell inside the Pure Distilling Pot/Alembic Condenser . Can hold around 60g of mixed botanicals. Comes with instructions and packaged in a carton with hang tab.

A stainless steel mesh canister that is 360mm long with a hook to hang from the thermowell inside the Pure Distilling Reflux Condenser . Can hold around 160g of mixed botanicals. Comes with instructions and packaged in a carton with hang tab.

The very essence of all gins

Juniper berries form the base of all gin botanical mixes. Use for macerating in spirit or in a suitable gin basket along with your own botanicals to create you own unique botanical mix.

The Still Spirits Air Still Infusion Basket is a stainless-steel basket suitable to infuse your neutral distilled spirit with botanicals such as juniper, lemon, orange peel, cinnamon sticks, chilli or other flavouring ingredients. The basket is easily attached to the underside of the Air Still lid by aligning the indentation on the basket with the nodes on the lid.

The Air Still has a hole under the lid where vapour enters and condenses in the cooling coil before coming out as liquid alcohol. It has come to our attention that a few customers are finding pieces of botanicals stuck within the cooling coil. This may cause unwanted pressure build-up inside of the unit.

To prevent this, when using the Still Spirits Air Still Infusion Basket we suggest:

• Use a muslin cloth, hop bag or tea bag when using small botanical materials such as dried herbs and spices.
• Use plant material that are larger than the hole under the lid i.e. larger than 1cm in diameter.
• We do not recommend turning the top of the Air Still upside down when inserting the basket. Make sure no material falls into the hole. 

The Botanical Basket can be used to infuse your spirit with botanical flavours from the Gin Botanicals range or your own ingredients. Simply use one of the Gin Botanicals packets, or your own botanical recipe, add the ingredients in the basket for your own unique brand of spirits!

Simply make your spirit wash as normal, perform the Stripping Run, then during the Spirit Run put your botanical ingredients into the Botanical Basket, screw the basket on to the Pot Still Alembic Dome Top and Pot Still Alembic Condenser, or Turbo 500 Condenser (by removing the saddles) and run your spirit through.

In the Gin Botanicals Kit, you'll receive the Botanical Basket and Gin Botanicals London Dry Gin Style packet.

By simply attaching your Botanical Basket to your Alembic or Turbo 500 setup and adding the Gin Botanicals packet during distillation, you can make this beautiful homemade gin style!

Please note: Use 30 - 35 g of Gin Botanicals when using the Air still and remove saddles first if using a Turbo 500 Condenser.

• Simply make your spirit wash as normal
• Perform the Stripping Run
• During the Spirit Run put your Gin Botanicals packet of ingredients into the Botanical Basket, screw the basket on to the Pot Still Alembic Dome Top and Pot Still Alembic Condenser, or Turbo 500 Condenser (by removing the saddles) and run your spirit through
• Just like that, you have yourself a homemade botanical London Dry gin!
• Enjoy, store for later, or give away as a great gift idea!

Gin Botanicals London Dry Gin Style

A blend of juniper berries, coriander seeds, liquorice root and citrus peel to distil gin and enjoy any way you like.

Botanical Basket

The Botanical Basket can be used to infuse your spirit with botanical flavours from the Gin Botanicals range or your own ingredients. Simply use one of the Gin Botanicals packets, or your own botanical recipe, add the ingredients in the basket for your own unique brand of spirits!

Gin Botanicals is a range that allows you to create your very own blend of homemade gin!

With the Botanical Basket and a Gin Botanicals packet of ingredients, along with your Turbo 500 Boiler, Pot Still Alembic Dome Top, and Pot Still Alembic Condenser, you can make a range of beautiful homemade gin styles!

The Turbo 500 Stainless Steel Condenser and Turbo 500 Copper Condenser can be used directly with the Turbo 500 Boiler instead of the Alembic Dome Top and Alembic Condenser, but make sure to remove the saddles first.

Gin Botanicals London Dry Gin Style

Contains a blend of juniper berries, coriander seeds, liquorice root and citrus peels. The ideal blend to make a delicious London Dry style gin.

Instructions

Consult either the Botanical Basket Instructions or page 6 of the Air Still Instructions for detailed information on how to use botanicals with your distilling system.

Suitable for distilling 3 - 6 litres of gin spirit.

Ingredients

Juniper berries (minimum 65%), coriander seeds, dried citrus peels (lemon, orange), liquorice root.