Adding the botanicals (herbs, fruits etc) to the distillate happens during the manufacturers’ distilling process. The gin is steeped in the botanicals in order to absorb their characteristics, including the pine-like quality of juniper berries, spiciness of coriander seeds and muskiness of angelica root. Each producer will have their own recipes and methods to get it right for them, so there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to the process of distilling botanicals.