The Griffiths Brothers Distillery began life as a family run business in the Buckinghamshire village of Penn Street, deep in the Chiltern Hills. It started out as a challenge between two brothers. Could Alex and Drew create a gin from scratch that would impress family and friends?
It soon became an obsession for the brothers and they set their sights a little higher; wanting to produce the best artisan gin around.
They needed a proper home for their still and spoke to 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.
Fast forward to 2025 and the distillery has now moved up the road to the old dairy building on a beautiful farm called Woodoaks in Maple Cross near Rickmansworth, where they continue to hand-craft the finest gins, as well as vodkas and rums.
OUR GOAL
The idea of blending modern distilling techniques with the craft of producing small-batch spirits was something that always really inspired us. We 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.
OUR METHOD
Having experimented with different distilling techniques we were drawn to the idea of cold distillation. During this process, each botanical is individually macerated to draw out its essential oils. They are then distilled at room temperature to capture their bright, natural flavours, which are lost at higher temperatures.
Our rotary evaporator "Roberta" distils 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 spirit.
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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.
