St Giles Gin – Norwich
St. Giles is an award-winning gin distillery founded by Simon Melton. Inspired by his global travels Simon became an expert on gin and in particular the botanicals used. Meeting Peter Margree towards the end of 2015, a similarly well-travelled gin expert but also an experienced distiller who shared Simon’s vision, they embarked on a project to produce the best gin they could, using the finest botanicals from around the world without compromising on flavour, ingredients or equipment
You can read more about St Giles Gin at stgilesgin.com
Finding a still
Committed to sourcing the best still ...
Simon contacted several suppliers, but was unimpressed by what they offered and the prices. A friend from another distillery advised him to contact Ryebeck. Simon was struck by the professionalism, expertise and attitude shown by the Ryebeck team. “Tim was my main contact and his knowledge, honesty and support were decisive factors in our choosing Ryebeck. He was clearly interested in building a long-term relationship.”
Intorducing Anna:
a 4-metre tall Kothe K900N 400 litre copper potstill
Construction of the Kothe K900N 400 litre copper potstill began around Easter 2016 and their first gin was produced a year later. Thir stilln named ‘Anna’ after Simon’s eldest daughter is a handmade German still, built for them under Ryebeck’s direction. It has all the features that the St Giles Distillery require for its current and potential future needs.
Superbly engineered and straightforward to operate, it’s also “a stunning-looking piece of artwork which wows people whenever they see it for the first time”, according to Simon.
Approachable service
Superbly engineered and straightforward to operate
Ryebeck pride on understanding what distillers need from their equipment …
Tim’s extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the distilling industry and was very helpful right from the start.