14/06/2026
Not all gin has the same environmental footprint.
🌾 Traditional grain-based gin is typically made from wheat, barley, or corn—crops that require significant land, fertiliser, pesticides, and water. Intensive grain farming contributes to soil degradation, nutrient runoff into waterways, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity loss.
🫛 Pea-based gin, by contrast, offers a more sustainable alternative. Peas are legumes, meaning they naturally fix nitrogen from the atmosphere into the soil. This reduces the need for synthetic nitrogen fertilisers, which are among the largest sources of agricultural emissions and water pollution.
The next time you choose a gin, don't just ask what botanicals are in it, but what it's made from.
