With a long held love for gin, we were encouraged by the emerging craft gin movement, and in 2015, decided to embark on our own journey to create truly bespoke spirits.

Seeking inspiration from our surroundings in rural Aberdeenshire, we made a surprising discovery that linked our corner of Scotland with the beginnings of the 19th century tea trade in Sri Lanka. In 1867, a gentleman called James Taylor from Auchenblae planted the very first tea plantation there, beginning a process that would turn the island into one of the world’s finest tea-growing regions.

Keen to craft a gin that spoke of our local heritage, we selected a handpicked, hand-rolled and loose-leafed Ceylon tea as our key botanical ingredient and The Teasmith Gin was born.