Our story began in the city of Rezekne, Latvia, where our founding brothers’ Great-Great-Grandparents began distilling from grain. The two brothers, Vitalijs and Alex, grew up watching their grandparents growing grain and using secret family recipes passed down from generation to generation to produce fine spirits.

In 1998, they moved to the heart of the country in Stoke-on-Trent and were inspired by the city and its rich cultural heritage. Made up of six neighbouring towns and renowned as the ‘World capital of ceramics’, the area's reputation for high craftmanship appealed to their sense of perfection.

Vitalijs and Alex turned to their own heritage and began selling state-of-the-art Genio distillery equipment. Having served well over 100 distilleries across the country and armed with their extensive experience and industry knowledge, they combined their mutual love of gin with secret family recipes and set out on their mission to create an artisan gin that encapsulated the refined craftmanship of Stoke-on-Trent … Sixtowns Gin was born.