Brand
Needle
Needle is a German gin brand inspired by the Black Forest, characterised by the use of local spruce needles and by single‑batch production. The range is produced and bottled by the Bimmerle Private Distillery (Achern, Germany).
- Achern · Baden‑Württemberg · Germany
- 1 product
The story
Needle was launched as a brand connected to the Black Forest identity and promoted by the Bimmerle Private Distillery. Among the brand's initiatives are promotional materials and a short film released in 2019 celebrating the product's Schwarzwälder origins. The range later expanded with ready‑to‑drink formats and variants such as Masterpiece and a Rosé edition, according to the producer's information.
Production philosophy
The brand aims to capture the character of the Black Forest in a bottle, highlighting local botanicals (notably spruce needles), single‑batch production and sustainability‑oriented practices such as climate‑neutral distillation and bottling.
Territory
Black Forest (Schwarzwald), Baden‑Württemberg, Germany. Production and bottling in Achern / area of the Bimmerle Private Distillery.
Production method
Produced and bottled at the Bimmerle Private Distillery (Achern, Germany) using single‑batch distillation; use of local botanicals, including spruce needles from the Black Forest.
Distillation
Single‑batch distillation (distillation in single batches), produced at the Bimmerle Private Distillery.
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Achern
- Categories
- gin
- Black Forest gin
- spruce needle gin
- single‑batch distilled gin
- Raw materials
- juniper
- spruce needles
- Representative products
- Needle Blackforest Gin (50 cl)
- Needle Blackforest Distilled Dry Gin
- Needle Gin & Tonic (can 330 ml)
What makes it distinctive
- Brand inspired by the Black Forest with use of local spruce needles
- Produced and bottled by the Bimmerle Private Distillery (Achern, Germany)
- Single‑batch distillation
- Production and bottling declared CO2‑neutral
- Also available in ready‑to‑drink formats (can 330 ml) and variants such as Rosé and Masterpiece