We grow five varieties of roses for Lussa Gin, all heavily scented and full of oils which make Lussa Gin so smooth.
Lussa Gin is an expression of our wild landscape on the Isle of Jura, situated off Scotland’s west coast. For us that means growing, gathering and distilling fifteen zesty and aromatic botanicals so we can pack as much local flavour into every bottle as we can.
At cooler temperatures you can actually see the botanical oils as a faint haze in the bottle – if you’re lucky, you’ll see a flash of them when you add tonic. Because every batch is hand made using a traditional still, the temperature where the oils show themselves will vary. What never varies is the care we take in growing, gathering and distilling Lussa Gin at the north end of our breathtaking, windswept isle.
Bog myrtle is one of the fifteen botanicals we distill in Lussa Gin. It grows across the island and has a lovely citrussy, bay scent. We freeze it to lock the flavours in.
Visit the Lussa Gin Distillery at the north end of Jura, it’s a five minute ferry from Islay and you can count the deer as you drive up the single track road.
