Forager’s Gin
Forager’s Yellow Label Gin
Using six native botanicals, the award-winning Forager’s Yellow Label Gin takes its inspiration from the soft sweetness of summer in the mountains. Pure waters crash down while a gentle breeze carries floral notes through the air.
Tasting Notes
A super smooth, juniper-forward gin with beautiful notes of spice, pine, sweetness and delicate mountain florals.
Perfect Serve
Gin & Tonic: garnish with a slice of apple
Botanicals
Juniper
Juniper is part of the coniferous family and varies greatly in size and shape, from 60-metre trees to low-lying shrubs. Being evergreen with sharp, needle-like leaves and slow-ripening cones (often mistaken for berries), juniper thrives in both acidic and alkaline soils, provided the conditions are extreme. It can be found growing in several locations across North Wales.
Sea Buckthorn
Sometimes known as Sandthorn, Seaberry or Swallowthorn, Sea Buckthorn predominantly grows along the UK coastline, absorbing a wonderful salinity from the sea spray and thriving in conditions where many plants would not survive. Though it has gone in and out of favour in the culinary world, we prize it for its invaluable warming citrus character, similar to orange peel.
Apple
Apples are one of the many advantages of our climate. We typically use a blend of varieties chosen for their soft sweetness and citrus bite. While many varieties can achieve this, our preferred ones include Braeburn, Cameo, Cox, and the UK favourite, Royal Gala.
Elderberry
Elder commonly grows near farms and homesteads and makes up a significant part of the UK’s hedgerows. This is partly due to folklore that the elder tree warded off evil and offered protection from witches. However, some myths claim the opposite, suggesting that witches would gather beneath the elder when it was heavy with fruit.
Gorse Flowers
Open, windy landscapes and North Wales mountainsides are often covered in bright yellow gorse flowers, particularly in spring when they are at their best. You can still find a few flowers throughout the year, inspiring the saying: “When gorse is out of bloom, kissing is out of season.”
Bell Heather
Towards the end of summer, these bright purple flowers add a new palette of colour to the mountains. Small and low-lying, bell heather grows 15–60 cm tall, with thin stems and needle-like leaves.
Forager’s Black Label Gin
Forager’s Black Label Gin is all about the perfect balance of complexity, dryness and depth of flavour, expressed through refined, sophisticated craftsmanship. It is where contemporary artistry meets the timeless style of a classic London Dry.
Tasting Notes
Richly juniper-forward with a gentle citrus undercurrent and a super smooth, buttery mouthfeel. The great depth of juniper, combined with the natural salinity from Sea Buckthorn, creates a finely balanced, long finish with a delicate hint of spice.
Perfect Serve
Gin & Tonic: garnish with orange zest
Botanicals
Juniper
Juniper belongs to the coniferous family and can range from towering trees to small shrubs. Evergreen and hardy, with needle-like leaves and slow-ripening cones, it thrives in both acidic and alkaline soils. It can be found in several rugged North Wales locations.
Sea Buckthorn
Also called Sandthorn, Seaberry or Swallowthorn, this coastal plant picks up subtle salinity from sea spray and withstands harsh seaside conditions. It brings warming citrus notes, reminiscent of orange peel, which add brightness and balance to the gin.
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