About us
Batts Hill Distillers was born in a back garden in Reigate, in the strangest of times and it started, as the best things often do, between friends.
A Taste of Friendship
It was 2020. The world had stopped. Three friends, Delano, Robin, and Keata, suddenly found themselves at home, without work, and with more time than any of them knew what to do with. Delano, a trained chef with an obsessive attention to flavour, had an idea. Robin and Keata, brand and marketing professionals with a shared love of gin, said yes immediately.
They were going to make gin!
The Garden, a Still and Batch no. 55
What followed was months of late nights in the garden, Delano distilling after dark because the days were consumed by homeschooling, experimenting batch after batch, chasing the perfect balance of botanicals. It wasn't easy. It took patience, precision, and more than a few failed attempts.
And then came Batch 55.
A crisp, citrus-led London Dry Gin with a contemporary spiced edge, cardamom, black pepper, and coriander dancing around a classic juniper backbone, finished with the creamiest macadamia nut smoothness. It was, by anyone's measure, something special.
Batts Hill Surrey Dry Gin was born.
The Name
The name was always going to be local. Batts Hill is a road that runs through the heart of Redhill and Reigate, the streets these three friends called home, the community that first believed in them, and the place where every early bottle was shared, sipped, and celebrated.
They wanted to be famous locally first. Nationally, eventually. And they've never forgotten where they started.
The Range Grows
The Surrey Dry Gin won an award, a Great Taste Award, no less, and a loyal local following grew quickly. People loved it. And then they started asking for something a little different. Something flavoured.
So, Delano went back to the kitchen.
He came back with the Cucumber & Clementine Gin, a world first, as it turns out. No other distillery on earth had ever brought these two flavours together in a gin. Crisp, fresh, and delightfully easy to drink, it became an instant favourite.
Next came the Spiced Gin, born from a Christmas experiment that was so good it refused to stay seasonal. With 14 botanicals in the flavour bag, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, coriander, ginger, sage, apple, nutmeg, and more, it's the most complex gin in the range, the kind that reveals something new with every sip.
Then Keata put her foot down. The range needed a pink gin. Delano tried rhubarb. He tried other things. And then he landed on Strawberry & Pink Peppercorn, fresh, fruity, beautifully balanced, with a warm peppercorn finish that keeps it from ever being predictable. It flies off the shelves. It isn't always available. When it is, grab it.
And then there are the people at markets who don't drink gin. There are more of them than you'd think. So, the team partnered with Bells Beans, a brilliant coffee roaster from Woking they'd met at a market stall, and created something truly special, a Coffee Liqueur made with locally roasted, cold-pressed coffee, demerara sugar, dark molasses, cinnamon, and vanilla. It won a Great Taste 2-Star Award. They are yet to find a single person who doesn't love it.
The Distillery
Every bottle in the Batts Hill range is made by hand at Brightleigh Farm in Outwood, Surrey, a beautiful regenerative farm. Our micro distillery is set across three converted horse stables, with a sun-drenched patio that was practically made for sipping G&Ts.
At the heart of the distillery is Cordelia, their 100-litre copper pot still, named with the same care and affection that goes into every batch. Every spirit is distilled using only the finest sugar beet alcohol and hand-selected botanicals, with no artificial flavours, no added colourings, and no shortcuts. Ever.
The distillery is open to the public on the first Saturday of every month, alongside the Brightleigh Farm Shop, the Cycle Stop coffee shop, and Ceramic Fitch. You can pop in for a G&T, stay for a cocktail, or book a guided gin tasting where the team will walk you through the full range - in the very space where every bottle is crafted.
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Delano Pienaar, Master Distiller
A trained chef turned distiller, Delano brings a cook's instinct for flavour to everything he creates. He's the one who stays up late, adjusts the ratios, and refuses to settle until it's right. Every Batts Hill recipe starts with him and it doesn't leave the still until he's happy with it.
Robin & Keata, Co-Founders
Robin and Keata bring the brand, the belief, and the business to Batts Hill. They were the ones who said yes to Delano's idea in a Reigate garden in 2020, and they've been saying yes to the next idea ever since. Between them they've taken Batts Hill from a lockdown experiment to an award-winning distillery with a national following and they're just getting started.
Still Small. Still Proud.
Batts Hill will always be small-batch. Not because they have to be, but because it's the only way to guarantee that every single bottle you open has the same character, the same care, and the same quality as the one before it.
They distil in Surrey. They source locally where they can. They share what they make with honesty and warmth across the UK!
They are, and always will be, A Taste of Friendship.
From crisp, citrus-led gin to rich, smooth coffee liqueur discover spirits made for easy, memorable serves.
A smooth, classic craft gin with bright citrus and gentle spice - made for the perfect G&T.
Crisp, cooling cucumber leads, with a gentle clementine lift on the finish - fresh, balanced and beautifully easy to drink.
Crafted with 14 carefully selected spices, this smooth, layered gin reveals subtle apple notes and a long, balanced finish.
Ripe strawberry layered with delicate pink peppercorn - lightly sweet, softly spiced and beautifully balanced.
Rich, smooth and indulgent - perfect for espresso martinis or sipping neat.
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A refined take on the classic London Dry. Bright citrus meets warming spice with a silky macadamia finish.
Perfect serve:
Fever-Tree Indian Tonic, orange slice & bay leaf.
Award: Great Taste Award winner.
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Fresh cucumber leads the way before bright citrus and gentle juniper notes appear.
Perfect serve:
Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic, cucumber ribbon & thyme.
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Bold, warming and aromatic. Cinnamon, cardamom and clove with a smooth citrus finish.
Perfect serve:
Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic and apple slice.
Award: Great Taste Award winner.
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Rich cold-brew coffee, cinnamon and vanilla layered over a smooth sugar beet spirit. Perfect for cocktails or poured over ice cream.
Award: Great Taste Award winner.
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Juicy strawberry meets grapefruit peel and a subtle peppercorn spice. Bright, playful and perfect for summer sipping.
Perfect serve:
Fever-Tree Aromatic Tonic with strawberry or lime.
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