In gin production, 'botanicals' refers to the plant materials infused into the spirit during or before distillation to create the gin's flavour profile. Juniper is the only legally required botanical for the spirit to be called gin in the European Union; everything else is at the distiller's discretion. Common companion botanicals include coriander, angelica root, citrus peel, orris root, and cassia bark.
Tannenblut's botanicals are: fir resin (Tannenharz), spruce tip (Fichtenspitze), wild juniper (wilder Wacholder), and blackthorn (Schlehe). All are gathered close to the still in the Black Forest, rather than imported.