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.
Standard Gin Base includes a blend of Juniper Berries and traditional botanicals to make a basic gin base, perfect for you to add your own distinct touch to!
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Prepare your botanical soak
Add the larger botanicals (juniper berries and coriander seeds) to ~40%ABV 2.5L of neutral spirit or vodka in a clean jar. Seal and leave to soak for up to 24 hours at room temperature. Gently agitate occasionally to help extract flavour. (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%.)
Fill the boiler
Strain out and discard the soaked botanicals, then pour the infused spirit into your boiler. Top up with clean water to approximately the halfway mark of the boiler.
Load the gin basket
Place the remaining finer botanicals, along with any optional flavour additions of your choice (such as citrus peel or spices), into your Pure Distilling Gin Basket. Attach the basket securely to your Pure Distilling condenser.
Distil and collect
Begin distillation as normal. 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 30–60% ABV. Stop collecting once the condenser temperature reaches 99°C or once you are no longer satisfied with the taste of the spirit. Adjust final strength to taste if required.
| Weight | .060 kg |
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| Dimensions | 18 × 13 × 1 cm |