The Stillhouse Wyndales Old Mill, Biggar ML12 6HX, UK
The Biggar Gin Small Batch Big Mentality
Small Batch Spirits, Biggar Mentality
About
We are a family business started and owned by two brothers.
Biggar Gin is the result of our small batch philosophy; the combination of tradition and innovation and a sense of place.
Our small batch gin has a Biggar Mentality.
What is Biggar mentality?
Biggar mentality is all about a small scale, rare, batch philosophy that reflects a passion, ambition and taste which is big. From our home at the foot of the Tinto Hills by the Scottish town of Biggar local botanicals have inspired us to think big. Our local town has always welcomed innovation while respecting its past. It punches above its weight.
We hope you agree that Biggar Gin does too.
A craftperson’s approach
With craft and care we combine and blend ingredients that are natural to our unique setting. We use updated distilling methods and are constantly refining processes and adapting new methods.
Our ethos is to share knowledge and be open in our approach. We want to create relationships with our gin drinkers and develop new blends based on constant, innovating sampling and honest feedback.
Original Recipe Biggar Gin
Our Original Recipe Biggar Gin is our flagship product, produced in batches of no more than 140 bottles at a time. Winner of the London Dry Gin Category of the Gin Guide Awards 2018, Biggar Gin is a very smooth and well balanced spirit.
Style: London Dry
ABV: 43% ABV
Available bottle sizes: 5cl, 20cl, 50cl, 70cl
Botanicals: Including juniper, coriander seeds, cardamom, cassia bark, orange, lemon, rosehip, rowan berries, nettles, pink peppercorn, lavender
Perfect serves
We tend to serve our Original gin with an original tonic water – something like Cushiedoos tonic is not too overpowering and lets the taste of the gin shine through. We garnish with a little fresh orange peel and plenty of large ice cubes.
Popular cocktail servers are The White Lady and the Biggar Tea Smash.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Mellow, aromatic citrus with a hint of hedgerows marrying with gentle spice.
Palate: Smooth and initially sweet on the palate followed by an almost creamy juniper and citrus burst.
Finish: Complex but smooth spice cooled by notes of lavender and rounded out by woody cassia.
Awards and commendations
- Winner of The Gin Guide London Dry Gin Category 2018
- Bronze medal in the London Spirits Competition in 2020
- Overall winner of the Scottish Field Gin Challenge 2021 in the over £35 category
- Great Taste Awards 1 star medal in 2020 and 2021
Biggar Strength Gin
Our Biggar Strength Gin is our high strength addition to the Biggar Gin range. An ideal addition to the drinks cabinet of the budding mixologist, or for those that just like their gin and tonic to pack a bigger punch.
Style: Navy Strength
ABV: 57% ABV
Available bottle sizes: 5cl, 70cl
Botanicals: Including juniper, coriander seeds, hawthorne berry, cardamom, cassia bark, orange, lemon, rosehip, nettles, pink peppercorn, lavender
Awards and commendations
- Awarded a Gold Oustanding from the IWSC with a score of 98 / 100 – the highest joint score out of 1100 gins worldwide.
- Silver medal in the London Spirits Competition in 2020
- Bronze medal in the Scottish Field Gin Challenge 2021 in the over £35 category
- Great Taste Awards 3 star medal in 2022
Old Tom Gin
Our Old Tom Recipe is our latest product, produced in batches of no more than 140 bottles at a time. Winner of the bronze medal at The Scottish Gin Awards 2023, our Old Tom Gin is the perfect gin for the budding mixologist or those who don’t necessarily go for a dry gin.
Style: Old Tom
ABV: 43% ABV
Available bottle sizes: 5cl, 20cl, 70cl
Botanicals: Including juniper, coriander seeds, liquorice root, marshmallow root, cassia bark, orange, rosehip, lavender
Awards and commendations
- Bronze medal in the Scottish Gin Awards 2023 shortly after launching
Herbaceous Recipe Gin
Our Original Herbaceous Biggar Gin is a new permanent addition to the product range, produced in batches of no more than 140 bottles at a time. The Herbaceous Recipe moves away from the citrus-forward profile of our other core products. It introduces botanicals such as lemon verbena, sage, clivers herb, dandelion root and elderflower to the more traditional botanicals such as juniper, coriander seed, pink peppercorn, orris root.
Style: London Dry
ABV: 43% ABV
Available bottle sizes: 5cl, 20cl, 70cl
Botanicals: Including juniper, coriander seeds, cassia bark, orange, lemon verbena, rosehip, rowan berries, nettles, pink peppercorn, lavender, rosemary, sage, cleavers herb
We recommend you serve your Biggar Gin with premium tonic water.
Clyde Valley Plum Recipe Gin
Clyde Valley Plum Recipe is a limited edition seasonal gin. Biggar Gin is infused post distillation with rich, sweet plums grown exclusively in the Clyde Valley in South Lanarkshire. The gin still delivers the classic Biggar Gin profile with the addition of lovely bursts of melt in the mouth fresh, ripe plums, delivering a bitter sweet taste
Style: Flavoured
ABV: Varies per batch
Available bottle sizes: 5cl, 70cl
Botanicals: Including juniper, coriander seeds, cardamom, cassia bark, orange, , rosehip, nettles, Clyde Valley plums
Perfect serves
We tend to serve our Original gin with premium Ginger Ale for a sweeter serve.
Popular cocktail servers are The Plum Bees Knees and a Plum Gin Negroni.
On Monday evening we welcomed a bunch of incredible bartenders (and friends of the brand) to @charliebrowns_bar for The Bartender’s Cut – On-trade Competition 2024.
Tasked with creating the best Biggar-based cocktail possible, contestants were judged on a range of criteria, including taste and presentation, with the winner being invited to The Stillhouse to create their own spirit ‘The Bartender’s Cut’.
This was a tough one to judge, but our top 3 entries were…
🥉Stewart
🥈Elyse
🥇Lynsey
