FAQS

Well yes! All our gins are distilled by Ben and bottled and labelled on site. We have lots of repeat customers and over 30 international spirits awards and two Great Taste Awards. We were voted The Gin Guide Distillery of the Year in 2021 and won the World’s Best Martini Challenge in 2019. We were voted Best Rural Drink Business in the East of England Amazon Rural Business Awards 2018 and the 2018 Best Food & Drink Producer in the Hertfordshire Life Food & Drink Awards. We have never contracted out the production of our gin which makes this a genuinely locally made product.

Simple fact is they are all good. Best is subjective but what we can say is our Campfire London Dry Gin is the most popular with Old Tom, Cask Aged and Navy Strength Gins close behind. Our special edition gins such as Ultrasonic Gin and Christmas PUD PUD Gin sell out pretty fast so we suggest signing up to our newsletter to get release dates for these gins. You can sign up here.

Nope, not even our Campfire Cask Aged Gin tastes smokey, which, by the way, has notes of soft fruity bourbon, hints of caramel and a lingering vanilla palate. Our main gin brand is called Campfire because we’ve enjoyed our best gin & tonics sitting around the campfire! Good conversation, friends, warmth and maybe some delicious food cooked over the glowing embers.

For a simple gin and tonic we recommend a good quality Indian tonic, a couple of cubes of ice and a simple garnish. There are suggestions on our website along with some really delicious gin cocktails, including our World's Best Martini recipe.

Yes. The process for creating alcohol from wheat results in a high strength alcohol that is free from glutens.

Our Campfire Gin range and Ultrasonic Gin are suitable for vegetarians and vegans. The Honey Bee Gin made in collaboration with The Canteen in St Albans contains distilled honey and is therefore not suitable for vegans.

Yes. We use roasted hazelnut as a botanical in Campfire London Dry Gin, Campfire Cask Aged Gin and Campfire Navy Strength Gin. The hazelnut is distilled and therefore the nut allergens remain bound in protein molecules left in the gin still at the end of the distillation process. Many other well-known gin brands include nut in their botanical line-up such as Bombay Sapphire who use ground almond. Campfire Old Tom Gin, Ultrasonic Gin, Domestique Gin and PUD PUD Christmas Gin do not include nut in the botanical line up.

We don’t add any sugar, artificial flavours or colours to our gins. PUD PUD Cherry Gin gets its colour and sweetness from the natural cherry juice. While the sweetness in Campfire Old Tom Gin is from malted barley and chamomile.

We recommend storing our gins standing upright in a cool dark cupboard out of direct sunlight. Gin is very stable and has a long shelf life. It will not taint but over time subtle changes may occur as it reacts with oxygen in the air. We’d advise not storing the gin in the fridge as this can cause the oils extracted during distillation to form a haze. This will disappear when the gin warms up and will have no impact on flavour or aroma. Our tip… keep space in the fridge for pre-chilled martini glasses!

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That really depends on what and how much you want. For trade and contract distillation enquires please contact us.

We don't run a bar at the distillery, but we can teach you how it’s done, just sign up to our newsletter where we announce details of cocktail masterclasses held at the distillery or online. We’ve also got all the ingredients and equipment you’ll need here in the distillery shop. Want that recipe for our World’s Best Martini? You’ll find it here.

Technically all gin is flavoured through the use of different botanicals. Our gins have a variety of amazing flavour and aroma profiles but if you are looking for marshmallow, toffee, mint or rhubarb & custard gins then we’re not the gin distillery for you. We do recommend you pop over to us and try some though – we’ve had more than one person with a passion for fruity gins and elderflower tonic walk away with a bottle of Campfire Navy Strength Gin and some Fever-Tree Aromatic Tonic!

A what? There is no such thing as non-alcoholic gin. Gin is a juniper-flavoured spirit drink and the minimum alcoholic strength by volume must be 37.5%. If there is no alcohol it does not classify as a spirit and therefore is not a gin either. As a low alcohol alternative we’d recommend trying some of the amazing Bitter Union cocktail bitters that we stock. A few dashes of those in water, soda or tonic will provide you with an option that is far cheaper and tastes much better than a number of the no/low options available.

Sorry, no, our focus is on full strength gins. By definition gin liqueurs contain a large amount of sugar and that’s not something we really want in a bottle of gin. By having a proper gin you get to choose whether you sweeten it yourself with tonics, syrups or shrubs.

We do! You can now bring your empty bottle back to the distillery and we'll refill it for you with the same gin. Not only will you be helping with recycling but you'll also save £3 off your next bottle. The refill system is currently only available for our 70cl Campfire Gin range. Bottle must be returned unwashed with original label and stopper.

This service is not available to trade customers instead ask about our separate trade refill scheme.