Bax Botanics

The brand was built around a specific gap: a complex, grown-up alcohol-free spirit for people who enjoy the ritual of a gin and tonic but choose to avoid alcohol. Chris and Rose Bax brought their background as foraging educators directly into the production process, distilling organic botanicals in copper stills to produce a focused range of AF spirits. Bax Botanics operates as an independent, family-run micro-producer, a scale that keeps the range deliberately tight and the sourcing close to the founders' deep knowledge of British and European wild plants.

The brand launched in 2019 with two botanically distinct products, establishing the bittersweet, herb-forward character that defines the range. Sea buckthorn, a tart coastal berry uncommon in commercial spirits production, features as a signature ingredient alongside Mediterranean herbs and botanicals including orange and rosemary. This botanical identity, rooted in the founders' foraging practice rather than in gin production conventions, gives Bax Botanics a distinct character within the alcohol-free spirits category.

Sustainability runs through the brand's operational approach: packaging uses recycled and recyclable materials, and bottle labels are printed on paper made from 80% marble waste, reflecting the same attention to natural materials that characterises the botanical sourcing itself.

Distribution is available through specialist alcohol-free retailers, with the brand also selling direct through its own website. For sober-curious drinkers who want genuine botanical depth from a producer whose knowledge of plants predates their interest in drinks, Bax Botanics occupies a well-defined position at the premium, independent end of the AF spirits market.