Our story

Anno Distillers

Anno Distillers is now made on a working farm just outside Canterbury.

This is where our spirits are produced today — in a rural setting that gives us space to work carefully, take our time, and focus on flavour. Distilling now sits alongside brewing, fermentation, and food production on the same site, allowing techniques and thinking developed across the wider project to inform how Anno spirits are made.

The farm is a practical place. Heat, water, and by-products from brewing and distilling are reused where possible, supporting other parts of the site rather than being wasted. It’s not something we talk about much — it’s simply how the place runs.

At the centre of production is our original copper pot still, Patience. She remains in regular use, producing spirits in small batches with close attention paid at every stage. Decisions are guided by taste, aroma, and experience, with an emphasis on balance and character.

Anno has always valued precision and control in distillation. Today, that is complemented by a deeper focus on fermentation — drawing on techniques developed through brewing, long fermentations, and wider experimental work on the site. This added layer allows greater influence over flavour before distillation even begins.

Some of what we make will feel familiar.
Some will be quietly exploratory.
All of it is made here, with care.

A Note on Our Journey

Anno has been making spirits in Kent for over a decade and has received international recognition along the way, including Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Awards. Releases such as Anno Extreme 95, the world’s strongest commercially available gin, reflect a long-standing confidence in technical ambition alongside flavour.

That experience continues to shape the way Anno is made today.

Looking Ahead

The farm provides space to mature spirits properly, develop fermentation-led flavour, and release new expressions when they’re ready. It’s an environment that supports steady progress and thoughtful craft.

Anno is rooted in Kent, shaped by experience, and continues to evolve through the way it is made.