Puddingstone Distillery
  • Location: Tring, Hertfordshire (England)
  • Contact: Website / Email / Instagram
  • Tours: Thursdays from 8pm - 10pm (£20pp) - Book
Hertfordshire's first distillery, Puddingstone Distillery, is the home of Campfire Gin and was founded in Tring by Ben and Kate Marston in November 2016. Campfire London Dry Gin was their first launch and the distillery has three main pot stills (Amelia - 200L, Isabella - 50L, and Annie - 50L) as well as two test stills, with both pot and vapour distillation techniques being used. 

Campfire London Dry Gin

  • ABV: 42% (Base Spirit: Wheat)
  • ​Botanicals: 10 including juniper, coriander seeds, grapefruit peel, orange peel, roasted hazelnut, cape gooseberry, lavender, rooibos.​​
  • Buy: (£36) Direct from Puddingstone Distillery
Tasting Notes: Complex aromas of piney juniper, bright citrus peels, lavender, fruity and earthy notes. Smooth, balanced and dry on the palate, with juniper, citrus and subtle fruitiness. A warming, lingering finish with pepper, nuts and bittersweet citrus peels.
Serving Suggestion / Garnish: Gin & Tonic with a garnish of Orange Peel or Grapefruit Peel, or in a Martini or Negroni.
The Gin Guide Review: Campfire London Dry Gin combines the traditional and contemporary with personality, skill, complexity and depth of flavour. With a classic, dry character at its heart from juniper, angelica root and coriander seeds, it is elevated with subtle notes of florals, nuts and fruit. Adding Tonic Water elevates some the fruity and floral notes as well as bringing out even more pine from the juniper, and orange peel makes for an ideal garnish starting point. ​- Paul Jackson, 2020 

Also Available from Puddingstone Distillery

CAMPFIRE NAVY STRENGTH GIN
57% ABV and featuring 10 botanicals including juniper, grapefruit peel, orange peel, roasted hazelnut, cape gooseberry, lavender, rooibos.
  • ​The Gin Guide Awards 2023: Winner - High ABV Gin category
  • The Gin Guide Review: Campfire Navy Strength Gin makes full use of the potential to carry a greater wealth of essential oils and flavour at a higher ABV. Piney juniper, citrus and subtly sweet fruity notes are prominent with a floral hint underlying them. Some gin drinkers are deterred by the potential harshness of a high ABV gin, but this is a gin to allay those concerns. ​- Paul Jackson, 2020​
  • Serving suggestion: Gin & Tonic with a garnish of Grapefruit and/or Rosemary, or in a Negroni.
  • Buy: (£44) Direct from Puddingstone Distillery
CAMPFIRE OLD TOM GIN
45% ABV and in the traditional sweeter style, with juniper, malted barley, cinnamon, cardamom, chamomile and lemon peel. 
  • The Gin Guide Awards 2023: Winner - Old Tom Gin category
  • The Gin Guide Review: A delicate and classy Old Tom with an enticing depth to the aromas, cohesive flavours of juniper, gentle chamomile, citrus, soft and warm spice, and cereal notes. It delivers a more subtle sweetness than many Old Toms through the botanical selection rather than adding sugar. - Paul Jackson, 2022
  • Serving suggestion: A Gin & Tonic with a garnish of Lemon Peel, or in a Tom Collins or a Bee's Knees.
  • Buy: (£38) Direct from Puddingstone Distillery​
CAMPFIRE CASK AGED GIN
43% ABV and made with a unique recipe featuring the same botanicals in Campfire Gin and rested for 22 days in American oak ex-Bourbon casks. 
  • The Gin Guide Review: Light and smooth with skilfully combined characteristics from the London Dry Gin and the ex-Bourbon casks. The casks impart very appealling and balanced notes of caramel, vanilla, oak and honey to complement and enhance the dry and warming notes of the gin. - Paul Jackson, 2022
  • Serving suggestion: Neat, on ice, or with Aromatic Tonic.
  • Buy: (£40) Direct from Puddingstone Distillery
CAMPFIRE ULTRASONIC GIN
41% ABV and a collaboration with Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust, inspired by native bats, with £2 from each bottle sale being donated to the trust. The gin is produced using pot distillation and an ultrasonic process to extract flavours including juniper, elderflower, roasted barley, bramley apple and mint.

  • The Gin Guide Review: Campfire Ultrasonic Gin delivers plentiful juniper, elderflower and an underlying biscuity character that anchors the fresh mint. As a gin made without citrus botanicals, it doesn't feel like it is lacking them thanks to the citrussy spice of coriander seeds and the mint. It is summery but pleasingly hearty - like being sat in a country pub garden on a sunny day with an elderflower pressé and an apple crumble. - Paul Jackson, 2021
  • Serving suggestion: Gin & Tonic with a garnish of apple or strawberries.
  • Buy: (£35) Direct from Puddingstone Distillery

Meet the Makers

"We'd both reached a point where we wanted to take full ownership of a product and brand… create something that reflected our personalities, interests and also tied in with the work we were doing to help raise the profile of the Chilterns as a tourist destination and hub for great food and drink producers." - Founders, Ben & Kate Marston
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