ABOUT GRIFFITHS BROTHERS
Griffiths Brothers is a family run distillery in the Buckinghamshire village of Penn Street, deep in the Chiltern Hills. It started out as a challenge between two brothers: could we create a gin from scratch that would impress family and friends?
It soon became an obsession. And set their sights a little higher. They wanted to produce the best hand-crafted gin around.
So, they started looking for a proper home for our still and asked a family friend who owned a 1930s aircraft factory, converted into industrial units. There was some disused storage space up for grabs which rapidly became Buckinghamshire’s first micro distillery.
THEIR GOAL
The idea of blending modern distilling techniques with the craft of producing small-batch spirits was something that always really inspired us. Griffiths Borther source organic and local produce whenever possible. It was essential to only use the finest and freshest botanicals for our classic spirits and create new flavour combinations.
COLD DISTILLATION METHOD
Having experimented with different distilling techniques the borthers were drawn to the idea of cold distillation. During this process, each botanical is individually macerated to draw out its essential oils.
Their two rotary evaporators ‘Roberta’ and ‘Aretha’ distil each botanical in glass, with the highest quality 100% organic wheat spirit. The spirit vapour is then condensed at -8c and each botanical distillation is stored for the flavour to mellow. Only then is it combined by hand to produce the finished gin. Finally, each batch is tasted and every bottle signed.
Cold distillation is more complex, but the results speak for themselves. You’ll find the difference quite surprising.