In 2015, Biggar & Leith was formed, to develop spirits from small, family-owned distilleries in Europe.
[1] The company approached the Vergnano family, which has been distilling gin since the 1970s at Torino Distillati in Moncalieri in the Piedmont region of Italy.
[7] Distilled by the Vergnano family at their distillery, Malfy was the first Italian gin to be imported into the US.
[1][8] Gin is typically considered to have originated in Holland in the 17th century, but the company asserts that monks in Italy were distilling juniper-based medicinal spirits as far back as 1050.
[2] The Chicago Tribune said it "features a bit of bitter lemon-rind character crossed with a dash of lurking sweetness," with the botanicals in the background.